Ex-UFC stars set for One Championship debut

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Former UFC champions Demetrious Johnson (far left) and Eddie Alvarez will face Japan's Yuya Wakamatsu and Russia's Timofey Nastyukhin in flyweight and lightweight bouts respectively at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 31.
Former UFC champions Demetrious Johnson (above) and Eddie Alvarez will face Japan's Yuya Wakamatsu and Russia's Timofey Nastyukhin in flyweight and lightweight bouts respectively at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 31. PHOTOS: ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
Former UFC champions Demetrious Johnson (far left) and Eddie Alvarez will face Japan's Yuya Wakamatsu and Russia's Timofey Nastyukhin in flyweight and lightweight bouts respectively at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 31.
Former UFC champions Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez (above) will face Japan's Yuya Wakamatsu and Russia's Timofey Nastyukhin in flyweight and lightweight bouts respectively at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 31. PHOTOS: ONE CHAMPIONSHIP
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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship stars Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez will make their One Championship debuts in the promotion's event, A New Era, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on March 31.

Alvarez will face top lightweight contender Timofey Nastyukhin of Russia, while Johnson will face Japan's Yuya Wakamatsu.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 21, 2018, with the headline Ex-UFC stars set for One Championship debut. Subscribe