Chatri Sityodtong
Chatri Sityodtong | |
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie[1] | |
University | Tufts University (BA) Harvard Business School (MBA) |
Website | yodchatri.com |
Chatri Trisiripisal (
He is best known for being the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Singapore-based combat sports promotion ONE Championship. He is also the star of The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition.
Early life and education
In 1971, Sityodtong was born to a Thai father and Japanese mother and was raised in Thailand. He graduated with a B.A. in
Sityodtong emigrated to Singapore in the mid-2000s, and has lived there ever since.[5]
Martial arts background
Chatri started Muay Thai as a child under Kru Yodtong Senanan of Sityodtong Camp in Pattaya, Thailand. Senanan eventually gave Chatri the ring name Yodchatri Sityodtong. A veteran of over 30 fights, Sityodtong's last professional Muay Thai fight was in 2008 in Thailand. He is a certified senior Muay Thai instructor under Senanan.[6][7] Before his death, Senanan appointed him as one of 4 conservators of Sityodtong Muay Thai in the world.[8]
Sityodtong started training in
In 2019, Sityodtong was inducted into the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame.[10]
Career
Chatri started as an investment analyst at Fidelity Investments covering a variety of industries. He later launched Nextdoor Networks with Yau Soon Loo, a classmate at Harvard. Nextdoor Networks was a San Francisco based startup provider of e-commerce infrastructure.[11] Sityodtong was a Managing Director at Maverick Capital, a US$12 billion hedge fund. In 2005, backed by Farallon Capital, Sityodtong launched Izara Capital Management, a US$500 million New York hedge fund.[12] After a decade on Wall Street, he retired.[13] In 2008, he founded Evolve MMA, a chain of martial arts academies in Asia.
In 2011, Chatri founded ONE Championship[14] and currently serves as its chairman and CEO. Under his leadership, ONE was named Asia's largest global sports media property by Forbes,[15][16][17][18] while Nielsen ranks ONE amongst the world's top 10 biggest sports media properties in terms of viewership and engagement.[19]
In 2021, Sityodtong starred in The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition. The show won Asia's Best Reality TV Series at the 2021 Asian Academy Awards.[20]
In August 2022, Sityodtong accepted an invitation by the Royal Thai Army to become a promoter at the prestigious Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.[21]
Philanthropy
Sityodtong supports
References
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- ^ "ONE's chairman Chatri to meet fans on June 23". Bangkok Post. June 16, 2023.
- ^ Lui, John (26 June 2017). "Changing Lives". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ "My Story | Chatri Sityodtong". chatrisityodtong.com. September 19, 2017.
- ^ "The One and Only". sglifestyle.sg. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Asia set for mixed martial arts revolution | Reuters". reuters.com. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "Breaking News - Sports | The Straits Times". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ Palmqvist, Chris (October 12, 2015). "EVOLVE MMA HAILED IN THAILAND FOR COACHING OPPORTUNITIES". www.mixedmartialarts.com.
- ^ "ONE FC Chairman Chatri Sityodtong Earns BJJ Brown Belt". 20 September 2021.
- ^ "2019 Black Belt Hall of Fame". Black Belt. 1 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Tornado Insider, [1], Nextdoor Networks profile
- ^ "News content". malaycr.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "Interview With Chatri Sityodtong, Former Hedge Fund Manager and the Man Behind Evolve MMA - MMAmania.com". mmamania.com. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ Chandran, Nyshka (July 16, 2014). "Asia is grappling with this billion-dollar industry". CNBC.
- ^ Mazique, Brian. "ONE Championship And Singapore Have Partnered To Create Asia's Largest Global Sports Media Property". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "How to Become Asia's Biggest Global Sports Media Property: Secrets from ONE Championship". Inc. Southeast Asia. Archived from the original on 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ U-Wen, Lee. "One Championship breaks new ground in 2019". The Business Times. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ "How One Championship became the first truly pan-Asian sports media property". Marketing Magazine. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
- ^ "How the World's Biggest Sports Properties Engaged Fans in 2020" (PDF). Nielsen Sports. Nielsen Holdings. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-27. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "2021_AsianAcademyAwards". variety.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ "Chatri Sityodtong becomes a Lumpinee promoter". AsianMMA.com. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
- ^ "Philanthropy". 20 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-03-18.