If two former UFC champs isn’t enough reason for you to check out ONE’s TNT debut, will the addition of viral sensation “Reug Reug” push your interest over the top?
ONE officials recently announced the complete broadcast lineup for ONE on TNT I, which airs live in primetime in the U.S. on April 7 from Singapore Indoor Stadium.
The company previously revealed that former UFC flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson (30-3-1) will challenge reigning ONE flyweight titleholder Adriano Moraes (18-3) in the night’s main event, while former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez (30-7) will face former ONE lightweight title challenger Iuri Lapicus (14-1) in the co-main.
Rounding out the TNT-broadcast main card is a all-striking contest in four-ounce gloves with ONE flyweight muay Thai champ Rodtang Jitmuangnon in a non-title catchweight affair against British striker Jacob Smith.
Meanwhile, the prelims feature “Reug Reug,” aka Oumar Kane (2-0), the massive Senegalese wrestling standout who kicked his career off under the ARES FC banner before transitioning to ONE earlier this year, picking up a TKO win over Alain Ngalani. Kane’s next challenge comes in the form of Iranian heavyweight Mehdi Barghi (4-3) and streams live on B/R Live.
The complete ONE on TNT 1 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (TNT, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Adriano Moraes vs. Demetrious Johnson – for flyweight title
- Eddie Alvarez vs. Iuri Lapicus
- Rodtang Jitmuangnon vs. Jacob Smith (muay Thai)
PRELIMINARY CARD (B/R Live, 8:30 p.m. ET)
- Tyler McGuire vs. Raimond Magomedaliev
- Rade Opacic vs. Patrick Schmid (kickboxing)
- Mehdi Barghi vs. Oumar Kane
