ONE Championship will make its U.S. on-ground debut on Friday, May 5 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado for its ONE on Prime Video 10: Demetrious Johnson vs. Adriano Moraes III .
The card will be headlined by the highly anticipated World Championship trilogy bout between MMA legend and ONE Flyweight World Champion Demetrious Johnson and longtime divisional king Adriano Moraes.
The two have traded highlight-reel knockout finishes and will settle the score at ONE’s debut show on U.S. soil.
ONE on Prime Video 10: Demetrious Johnson vs. Adriano Moraes III
Will be free for Amazon Prime subscribers in the U.S. and Canada as part of a landmark deal that kicked off in August.
Colorado has a rich history in combat sports as the first state to ever host a mainstream MMA event in 1993.
Since then, the state has gone on to host a litany of events across multiple cities and venues.
The Trilogy
These two superstars initially met at ONE on TNT I back in April 2021, as Johnson challenged Moraes for the ONE Flyweight World Title.
That evening, Moraes shocked fans around the globe when he knocked out the MMA GOAT with a knee to the head in the second round of their main event showdown.
That marked the first and only time “Mighty Mouse” has been finished in his 15-year professional career.
The complete opposite happened when these two competitors met in their rematch at ONE on Prime Video 1 this past August.
Following three-and-a-half rounds of breathless action, Johnson stunned “Mikinho” with a cross and then knocked out the dazed Brazilian with a flying knee against the Circle Wall late in the fourth stanza.
With that victory, the American captured the ONE Flyweight World Title and became a 13-time MMA World Champion.
Moreover, it marked the first and only time Moraes has been finished in his 11-year career.
With their head-to-head series now tied 1-1, these men will write the third and final chapter of their storied rivalry to truly determine the best flyweight MMA fighter on the planet.
Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship, stated: “This is a monumental day in the history of ONE Championship as we announce our U.S. on-ground debut in Colorado on Friday, May 5.
We are very grateful for the support of the state athletic commission and look forward to putting on an unforgettable show for our passionate fanbase in the U.S. and watching around the world.”
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