One Championship Launches Global Kickboxing League

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The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that it has established a professional kickboxing league that features the absolute best in local and international striking talent from around the world. ONE Championship Kickboxing aims to provide the world's best martial artists a prestigious global platform to showcase the beauty of Asia's striking arts such as Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu, Wushu, Sanda, Silat, Lethwei, and more.

Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, stated: “Over the years, ONE Championship has earned its reputation as the Home of Martial Arts by showcasing the most exciting authentic martial arts action on the planet. Asia has been the home of martial arts for 5,000 years, and we will now showcase Asia's striking arts to fans from around the world. Featuring the best martial arts talent across the globe, ONE Championship Kickboxing aims to showcase Asia's striking arts front and center as part of our ONE Championship live events. As a fan, you will see an array of Asia's martial arts in action such as Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Kung Fu, Lethwei, and many others.”

ONE Championship Kickboxing will launch in Manila, Philippines at ONE: HEROES OF HONOR on 20 April at the Mall of Asia Arena. Some of the warriors who have signed on with ONE Championship Kickboxing include top Muay Thai talents such as multiple-time Muay Thai world champions Petchboonchu FA Group, Nong-O Gaiyanghadao, Yodsaenklai Fairtex, Sam-A Gaiyanghadao, Singtongnoi Por Telakun, Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke, Sagetdao Petpayathai, Kwankhao Mor. Rattanabandit, Yodcherry Sityodtong, and as well as international superstar world champions Giorgio Petrosyan, Fabio Pinca, Alain Ngalani, Regian Ersel, Sergej Maslobojev, and many others.

Sityodtong continued: “ONE Championship is dedicated to giving fans an authentic martial arts experience. We are proud to announce that the absolute best strikers in the world have chosen to continue their professional careers under the ONE banner. Fans will be treated to the most exciting kickboxing matches where the best face the best inside of both our ring and our cage. Some matches will be under standard international kickboxing rules in our ring, and other matches will be under modified hybrid striking rules in our cage. This is a game changer in the world of martial arts, and I am excited to kick things off this April.”

32-year-old Giorgio Petrosyan of Italy is known as one of the finest offensive talents in the world. Petrosyan began his professional Muay Thai career at the age of 16 competing between bantamweight and middleweight, winning multiple titles across each division. He sports a professional kickboxing record of 85-2-2, 2NC and is known for his incredible 6-year 42-bout win streak which is considered one of the most dominant reigns in middleweight history. Petrosyan will face Jo Nattawut in his ONE Championship Kickboxing debut in April at ONE: Heroes of Honor in Manila.

“Smokin” Jo Nattawut of Korat, Thailand is a 25-year-old kickboxing star from Atlanta, Georgia with a professional kickboxing record of 60-11-2. A Lion Fight Super Welterweight Champion and WMC Champion, Nattawut is known for his powerful elbow and knee strikes.  Nattawut will make his ONE Championship Kickboxing debut opposite global superstar Giorgio Petrosyan.

ONE Championship Kickboxing was created to showcase the adrenaline-pumping action of world-class kickboxing on the world’s biggest and most prestigious stage of authentic martial arts competition. Fans will be treated to an amazing evening of electrifying and compelling matchups, designed to showcase the purest form of world-class striking across all of Asia's major martial arts.

For more updates on ONE Championship, please visit www.onefc.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ONEChampionship, and like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ONEChampionship.

Handy Tips to Improve the SERP Ranking of Your Joomla Site

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Webmasters managing Joomla sites need to appreciate the importance of continually tweaking SEO to consistently get better search page rankings in order to get a competitive advantage. Some practical and handy tips that will help to drive more organic traffic:


Ensure Faster Site Loading Speed

Joomla site managers will find it especially helpful to have the cache enabled.

Typically, Joomla pages are presented to the user by fetching components from different places of the site when a page is requested by a visitor. While the process takes a few moments when done the first time, the second time onwards, the page loading becomes faster as the information fetching process can be skipped if the cache is enabled.


Use SEO Plugins designed for Joomla Sites

The advantage of developing a Joomla website is that you can use plugins for virtually every function, including SEO.

According to a tayloright SEO consultant, while you will still have to get the basics of the site architecture and navigation right, you can use the Joomla plugins to identify areas that may be weak and block vulnerabilities that you may have never suspected to have existed. You have a very wide choice of plugins to select from.


Enable URLs That Are Search Engine Friendly

Often even though the page has valuable and original content, the search engine ranking may be less than impressive because Google or any other search engine may not be able to figure out what the URLs mean due to the presence of random codes in them. You can access your site’s Joomla Global Configuration and set it to “Yes” for both “Use URL Rewriting” and “Search Engine Friendly URLs” features.


Select WWW or Non WWW Version of Your Site 

Automatic redirection to a specific “www” version of your website does not happen with Joomla sites as is the custom with WordPress websites. Due to this, a canonical problem is created that has to be corrected manually by you by accessing your .htaccess file. The version you opt for does not matter, however, you need to disable one to eliminate needless confusion and prevent Google penalizing you for duplicate content.

Eliminate 404 Errors

The SEO performance of your Joomla website can be adversely impacted by 404 errors. This is because Google thinks that user experience is negatively impacted due to these errors. While avoiding errors is not feasible, you can go ahead with a 404 page that is aesthetically pleasing and will assist users to find the content that they are looking for. There are quite a few Joomla templates that have built-in 404 pages, however, be sure to review them to make sure that they add the desired value to your website.


Conclusion

When you have taken the trouble of developing and hosting a website there is no point in ignoring SEO as you will just be missing out on the potential traffic and its benefits. When you have a Joomla website, you can take advantage of its many features and third-party tools to boost your SEO.

Author Bio: Jennifer Chase is a Joomla website developer with a passion for blogging on SEO. She has worked closely with tayloright, a leading SEO agency, to tweak sites for optimum online visibility.

Celebrate Everything Furry at FurryPinas 2018

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Do you know what a Furry is?  Well, if you have seen movies like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Zootopia, The Lion King, shows such as My Little Pony, or anime such as Pokemon then you might have an idea. FurryPinas 2018, happening on May 19-20 at the SMX Convention Center, is a celebration of everything furry. The convention’s vision is to serve as the annual hub for furry or anthropomorphic media.

FurryPinas 2018 will be the first ever furry convention open to the public, after its first event in 2014. Holding the record as being the first furry convention in Southeast Asia, FurryPinas is the official and only furry convention in the Philippines.

What is the Furry Hobby?

Furry is not only a fandom, but also a hobby.  If you enjoy looking at personified animals in different forms of media be it movies, TV shows, anime, comics, etc., then you are part of the Furry hobby. Some examples of animal characters would include famous characters like Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, and many more.

Most of the communities involved in the Furry Hobby had been established long ago.  Take for example Sylvanian Families, one of the most popular toys in the market which has existed since 1985. Made by the Japanese gaming company Epoch in 1985, Sylvanian Families is a collection of anthropomorphic animal figurines and model sets. Distributed around the world, they have become so popular that there is a growing community here in the Philippines, one that remains strong to this day.

Other communities such as a fanbase for Pokemon have been very lively since the countless adorable critters have been popping out not only in our gaming consoles, but also in our phones, in the form of Pokemon Go. It is not uncommon to see someone throwing virtual Pokeballs at a virtual Pokemon while walking.


Why would you attend FurryPinas 2018?

It is one of the most unique conventions happening this 2018. If you will be attending, then you are among the first to experience this one of a kind event.  Despite being such a unique event, the tickets are also affordable with the basic entry level ticket costing at Php 115 inclusive of a lanyard and a con ID badge (early bird).

That’s not all! Anyone who purchases a ticket will surely get freebies during the event.  FurryPinas 2018 recognizes everyone who supports the event, no matter the type of ticket they buy, but do remember that greater freebies are in store for those who want more.

If you are an artist, designer, cosplayer, a fan of movies, shows, toys, and other content featuring anthro or humanized animals then you would not want to miss this.  This event will bring you various activities and features which you will surely love!

What happens at FurryPinas 2018?

FurryPinas 2018 brings two huge guests in the Furry Hobby.  First is Pocari Roo, an Australian furry fan and full-time YouTuber with over 100 videos on her channel and over 50,000 subscribers. She is primarily known for her Youtube channel where she does vlogs, music videos, how-tos, Q&As, and more, with a family friendly rating and a primary focus on being positive, entertaining, and helpful.

Bapogichi is also guesting at FurryPinas 2018.  A fan of the furry hobby with over 40,000 followers, Bapogichi is a popular illustrator known for his various fanart of anime, webcomics, cartoons, and video games. Bapogichi is one of the moderators of the popular Buhay Kolehiyo that features personified versions of different universities in the Philippines.

Of course, the event reserves tons of interactive activities for all attendees, including talks and seminars relating to the Furry Hobby, an area to play different video games from retro to modern games and tabletop games, various contests on and off the stage, and dances and performances, among others.

One highlight of FurryPinas 2018 includes the Furry Rave Party, happening at the very end of the con, which is a celebration for all Furry Hobbyist to enjoy. Also, don’t forget the dealers den, tavern area, carnival area, and many more!

So mark your calendars on May 19-20, and let’s all go to FurryPinas 2018!

Not convinced yet?  Then, why not head on and watch this video to know more about FurryPinas 2018 - http://bit.ly/furrypinas2018

You can also visit their website at www.furrypinas.com or like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FurryPinas.