SINGAPORE - MediaOutReach - 25 September 2019 - REBEL Fighting Championship ("REBEL FC"), Singapore's leading MixedMartial Arts (MMA) entertainment company, generated a viewership of 18.7million (from online media alone) for REBELFC 9 -- Return of the Champion, which took place on September 7, 2019 inShanghai, China. The viewership figure is 29 percent higher than 2018 (averageviewership of 13 million across broadcast and online media from REBEL FC's twoevents last year) and saw the fights broadcast live on Yizhibo, PP Sports, QiELive, iQiyi and Baidu Sports.

REBEL FC 9 -- Return of the Champion sawWang Sai of China being crowned the inaugural REBEL FC Middleweight (84kg)champion after an emphatic win over America's Phil 'New York Bad Ass' Baroni.The event also has a new Bantamweight (61kg) champion when Wang Shuo of Chinabeat defending REBEL FC Bantamweight champion, Shuhei Sakano of Japan.

"Wang Shuo is the top ranked China ProBantamweight and Wang Sai the second ranked China Pro Middleweight and ourability to groom budding MMA talent as well as attract top, established MMAsuperstars in China is in line with REBEL FC's philosophy of developing andpromoting top Chinese MMA stars as well as bring the sport into the mainstreamin China. The terrific support at the stadium for our Chinese MMA athletes andthe significant increase in viewership compared to last year in REBEL FC 9 --Return of the Champion is very encouraging," says a satisfied Justin Leong, CEOof REBEL FC.

Leong is especially pleased with thequantum leap in the viewership figures from the online media. "We had anaverage of 8.3 million views from digital platforms from our two events in2018. For REBEL FC 9 -- Return of the Champion, we garnered 18.7 million views.That is a 125% increase in views, and this bodes well for the REBEL FC brand inChina. Also, it demonstrates the tremendous potential REBEL FC can accomplishin the digital domain, which has largely replaced traditional broadcast TV andsatellite media in China," he adds. 

These latest figures and TV deals bode wellfor REBEL FC's pending IPO on the NASDAQ within the next six months and its MMAreality show that is scheduled to be produced in 2020.

About REBEL Fighting Championship

REBEL Fighting Championship is a dynamic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)entertainment company, committed to bringing exciting and engaging MMAentertainment to our customers in Asia and internationally. We are focused onpursuing the highest standards of excellence in our live event production, MMAtalent development and promoting awareness of MMA.

Founded in May 2013 and headquartered in Singapore, the companycomprises a group of vibrant and creative professionals with diversebackgrounds in production, marketing, business development, event management,public relations and MMA matchmaking.