One Championship's ready for a new era in Japan

THE One Championship juggernaut saunters into Japan in a fortnight's time, with the Singapore-based martial arts organisation making its long-awaited debut in the Land of the Rising Sun. The event, aptly named "A new Era", will take place on March 31 at the famous Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo.

It's not too much of an exaggeration to say that this is undoubtedly One Championship's biggest show it has staged to date. The 16 matches that have been scheduled so far feature four world championship bouts, including a main event pitting lightweight champion Eduard Folayang of the Philippines against Japan's Shinya Aoki.

Another match is the women's atomweight champion Angela Lee putting her undefeated streak on the…