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FILE - Mixed Martial Arts fighter Demetrious Johnson celebrates after defeating Japan's Yuya Wakamatsu in a flyweight world grand prix quarterfinal One Championship bout in Tokyo, in this Sunday, March 31, 2019, file photo. Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez won UFC championships before leaving their native U.S. to pursue another title overseas. Their home fans will get to see their next fights in Singapore thanks to One Championship's new series of fight cards on TNT. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Alvarez, Mighty Mouse back on US TV with One Championship

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 24, 2018, file photo, reigning ONE featherweight and lightweight world champion Martin Nguyen addresses reporters during a news conference for the ONE Championship mixed martial arts event in Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. One Championship, the MMA organization out of Asia, is going global in 2019 and it's making the kind of moves that shows it plans to become a player in combat sports. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

One Championship looks to make MMA splash in States

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Former UFC champ Eddie Alvarez signs with One Championship

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FILE - In this May 13, 2017, file photo, Eddie Alvarez competes at UFC 211 in Dallas. Alvarez is a coach on UFC's long-running reality series, &quot;The Ultimate Fighter.&quot; Alvarez (28-5, 1 NC) will fight Justin Gaethje (18-0) at the end of the season in a 155-pound bout on Dec. 2 at UFC 218 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

Hey, coach! Alvarez balances tips, training on UFC’s ‘TUF’

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2016, file photo, Eddie Alvarez stands on a scale during the weigh-in for his UFC 205 mixed martial arts bout against Conor McGregor, in New York. Alvarez had the worst performance of his career in the biggest fight of his career. Six months later, he's back and ready to show at UFC 211 he's not finished. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Alvarez vows to put McGregor beating behind him at UFC 211

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, left, and featherweight champion Connor McGregor, right, pose for photos during a new conference for UFC 205, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, in New York. McGregor and Alvarez will headline the first UFC card to be held in the state since the state legislature legalized the sport earlier this year. UFC 205 is scheduled for Nov. 12. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

The Latest: McGregor KOs Alvarez to take second UFC belt

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UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, left, and featherweight champion Connor McGregor, right, pose for photos during a new conference for UFC 205, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, in New York. McGregor and Alvarez will headline the first UFC card to be held in the state since the state legislature legalized the sport earlier this year. UFC 205 is scheduled for Nov. 12. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

McGregor raises a chair to UFC’s turn in its New York debut

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, left, and featherweight champion Connor McGregor, right, pose for photos during a new conference for UFC 205, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, in New York. McGregor and Alvarez will headline the first UFC card to be held in the state since the state legislature legalized the sport earlier this year. UFC 205 is scheduled for Nov. 12. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Philly’s Alvarez primed for fight of his life at UFC 205

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2016, file photo, Welterweight Conor McGregor flexes and yells on the scale during the weigh-in for his Saturday mixed martial arts match against Nate Diaz in UFC 202, in Las Vegas. McGregor will fight for Eddie Alvarez's lightweight title in the UFC's debut in New York City. The mixed martial arts promotion announced the main event Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, night for UFC 205 on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden in the UFC's first show in the state. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)

McGregor “cannot wait to perform” at Madison Square Garden

By DENIS P. GORMAN - Associated Press