Late on Sunday night in the Western Hemisphere, Asian fight promotion ONE Championship sent out a press release announcing big changes to its “agent certification” program. According to the release, any agent “representing any ONE Championship athlete must be accredited with the ONE Agent Certification” – an accreditation that could be denied or revoked at the “sole discretion” of the fight promotion. “At ONE Championship, we are always upgrading and improving all of our systems and processes across the company to ensure a healthy ecosystem for all parties,” ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong is quoted as saying in the release. “For as many decades as I can remember, agent and manager fraud has always been a big problem in Asia. ONE Championship aims to create a healthier, happier, and safer environment for our athletes both in and out of the arena.” But as longtime fighter managers in the U.S. looked over the “eligibility criteria” outlined in the release, their concerns grew.
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