Singapore: Temasek-backed ONE Championship eyes $1b valuation

Singapore: Temasek-backed ONE Championship eyes $1b valuation

Chatri Sityodtong (L) in 2013 with martial artists Renzo Gracie (M) and Rich Franklin (R). Credit: Facebook/Chatri Sityodtong.

Sports entertainment brands are emerging as compelling investments for both individual and institutional investors given the rising middle class in Asia. ONE Championship, which closed an investment from Heliconia Capital Management, a unit of Singapore’s state investment fund Temasek Holdings, seeks to create a pan-Asian sports entertainment property centred around the rich tradition of martial arts in the entire region. 

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