Nearly 30 years after the UFC held its first fight card in Denver, the Singapore-based ONE Championship is set to put on its inaugural US event in the Colorado city as it seeks to challenge its rival promotion’s dominance on its own territory.
ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong says that while the Colorado state commission was particularly eager to host the fight, the location is also a “celebration of the birthplace of American mixed martial arts” and Friday’s event will be the first of many for the franchise in the United States.
