12 February 2019
Singapore: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), has just announced that CEO of ONE Warrior Series, Rich Franklin, and Vice President of ONE Championship, Miesha Tate, will join the upcoming ONE Championship US Media Tour to Seattle, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. The two will be accompanying ONE Championship athletes Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, Eddie “The Underground King” Alvarez, and “Super” Sage Northcutt.
The schedule for the ONE Championship US Media Tour is as follows:
25 February 2019
Southwest Boys & Girls Club
Seattle, Washington
Athlete: Demetrious Johnson
26 February 2019
Los Angeles Open Workout (Open to public)
Clube LA Gym
Athletes: Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez, Sage Northcutt
28 February 2019
Las Vegas Open Workout (Open to public)
Xtreme Couture MMA Gym
Athletes: Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez
Multiple-time mixed martial arts World Champion Rich Franklin is the CEO of ONE Warrior Series, a travel series talent search which runs in 30-minute episodes. The show aims to discover new martial arts talent, providing promising young athletes with the platform to unleash their martial arts greatness. Franklin, who serves as the show’s host, travels with co-host Jonathan Fong, searching for talent, experiencing local cultures and testing their boundaries.
Women’s mixed martial arts pioneer and former World Champion Miesha Tate is Vice President of ONE Championship and one of the most recognizable names in the industry. Tate retired from professional competition in 2016, and finished her mixed martial arts career with a 18-7 record. Her most notable victories came over Liz Carmouche, Sara McMann, Jessica Eye, and Holly Holm whom she defeated to capture the Women’s Bantamweight World Title.
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