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| ONE Flyweight World Champion Adriano "Mikinho" Moraes is set to defend his title at the first ONE Infinity Series event in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 10th. (Image Source: ONE Championship) |
ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong stated that the ONE Infinity Series is a cut above anything available anywhere on the planet and these events represent the very best of ONE has to offer in terms of world championship talent, star power, martial arts skill, entertainment value and historical importance. The first event in the series, ONE Infinity 1, will take place inside the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday, April 10th headlined by a highly exciting ONE Flyweight World Championship bout between the defending champion Adriano "Mikinho" Moraes of Brazil and ONE Flyweight Grand Prix World Champion Dimitrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson. The ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championships will also be defended at Infinity 1 as two-division world champion Myanmar's Aung La N Sang and Roman Kryglia are set to defend their titles against Vitali Bigdash and Andrei "Mister KO" Stoica, respectively.
Meanwhile, the second event in the ONE Infinity Series entitled ONE Infinity 2 has been officially announced and will emanate from the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines on May 29, Friday. It will be headlined by ONE Heavyweight World Champion Brandon "The Truth" Vera's third title defense in the Philippine capital against Arjan "Singh" Bhullar whose goal for 2020 is to take the gold back to India. Joining them will be ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian "The Warrior" Lee defending his crown against the undefeated Moldovan contender Iuri Lapicus who recently submitted former featherweight king Marat "Cobra" Gaturov in 67 seconds last January and the long-awaited clash between Eddie "The Underground King" Alvarez and Saygid "Dagi" Guseyn Arsnalaliev which was supposed to be for the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix Championship back in October 2019.
Aside from the ONE Infinity Series events that are yet to be announced soon, all other events that are scheduled to be held in the dates below will proceed as planned with more to be confirmed later this year. However, due to the growing CoVID-19 (2019 Novel Coronavirus) outbreak happening around the world, some of these events may be staged within closed doors. Anyway, here is the official list of initial 2H 2020 dates for forthcoming ONE Championship events throughout the year held across different parts of Asia.
* February 28, Friday - Singapore
* March 20, Friday - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
* April 10, Friday - Jakarta, Indonesia (ONE Infinity 1)
* April 17, Friday - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
* May 29, Friday - Manila, Philippines (ONE Infinity 2)
* June 5, Friday - Jakarta, Indonesia
* June 20, Saturday - Shanghai, China
* July 3, Friday - Singapore
* July 10, Friday - Bangkok, Thailand
* August 14, Friday - Manila, Philippines
* September 4, Friday - Singapore
* September 11, Friday - Jakarta, Indonesia
* September 18, Friday - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
* October 2, Friday - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
* October 9, Friday - Bangkok, Thailand
* October 25, Sunday - Tokyo, Japan
* October 31, Saturday - Beijing, China
* November 20, Friday - Singapore
* December 4, Friday - Jakarta, Indonesia
* December 11, Friday - Manila, Philippines
* December 18, Friday - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The winner of the competition will receive a US$250,000 job offer to work directly under Chatri Sityodtong for a year as his protege in the ONE Championship Global Headquarters in Singapore. Aside from Sityodtong, a total of 13 Asia CEOs (one per episode) will be featured as guest judges. The series will run on both streaming and linear platforms across the Pan Asian region by the second half of 2020 and is slated for distribution on major television networks and digital channels worldwide.
Aired in over 30 countries, The Apprentice is one of the world's biggest non-scripted reality TV programs in history that judges the business skills of a group of contestants competing for a job offer with a high-profile CEO. The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition may just be the toughest of all The Apprentice editions and is set to redefine the non-scripted genre in Asia in terms of scale and scope. For more information on The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, check out https://www.onefc.com/the-apprentice.
