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| ONE Flyweight Grand Prix World Champion Demitrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson and Eddie "The Underground King" Alvarez are set to headline the first of the ONE On TNT series to be aired in the US on all Wednesdays on April at 10:00 pm ET right after All Elite Wrestling Dynamite on TNT and the TNT app. (Image Source: Yahoo! Sports) |
ONE Championship, the largest and most valuable global sports media property in Asian history, and Turner Sports, a leading provider of premium sports content across traditional and digital media platforms, are set to showcase a month-long series of exciting and action-packed blockbuster martial arts events airing on American primetime television with ONE On TNT. Airing on all Wednesdays of April, the series will include a preliminary card streaming digitally on the Bleacher Report App and B/R Live at 9:00-10:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (ET) followed by three main card fights televised exclusively in the US on TNT at 10:00 pm ET following All Elite Wrestling Dynamite.
The ONE On TNT series will kick off on April 7th with a world championship title main event bout between reigning ONE Flyweight World Champion Adriano Moraes and ONE Flyweight Grand Prix World Champion Demitrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson. The stacked maiden card will also feature Eddie "The Underground King" Alvarez going up against the #2 ranked lightweight contender Iuri Lapicus in the co-main event plus reigning ONE Super Series Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion Rodtang "The Iron Man" Jitmuangnon taking on the UK's Jacob Smith in a non-title fight.
ONE On TNT II on April 14th will feature the return of reigning ONE Lightweight World Champion Christian "The Warrior" Lee as he defends his title against the #3 ranked lightweight contender Timofey Nastyukhin, while ONE On TNT III airing on April 21st will see former ONE Middleweight World Champion and current ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion Aung La "The Burmese Python" N Sang facing another former ONE Middleweight World Champion Vitaly Bigdash in a trilogy bout to determine the number one contender in the middleweight division. ONE On TNT IV on April 28th will cap off the series with more high-stakes bouts to be announced in the coming weeks.
"We are absolutely thrilled to kick off 2021 with the announcement of the first season of ONE On TNT. We look forward to introducing our unique brand of martial arts to the US on primetime. American fans can expect something new, fresh and completely different than anything that is currently available in the US. As always, we will feature some of the greatest World Champions across various martial arts alongside a few familiar legendary names," said ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong. "ONE Championship has a passionate global fanbase and this next step in our partnership will elevate the exposure of its martial arts events in the US. This multi-faceted approach combines two leading platforms in both Bleacher Report and TNT as we further expand the reach of its premier events and drive additional engagement with a broader audience," shared Turner Sports Executive Vice President and General Manager Tina Shah.
