Back to the MMA Newsfeed

Shinya Aoki talks ONE Championship’s ‘red flags,’ says promotion is fighting for ‘survival’

Shinya Aoki, who has been among ONE Championship’s biggest stars from its early years, recently wrote about the promotion’s struggles, saying that the company could be fighting for its survival in 2020.

The two-time lightweight champion penned a piece for Abema, and as translated by Karaev_Fan on twitter, Aoki brought up some of ONE Champinship’s “red flags.”

Shinya Aoki wrote a short essay for Abema, noting that "survival" is likely to be the theme for ONE Championship in 2020. Notes that low view numbers and the postponement of the next ONE Japan card are red flags and that fighters should expect there to be a round of cuts in 2020 https://t.