“This won’t be a one-time thing.” ONE executive and UFC Hall of Famer Rich Franklin reveals big plans for the promotion’s expansion to the United States—and the debut event in May won’t be the only event on American soil
ONE Championship is coming to the United States. The promotion’s debut card on American soil takes place in Colorado this May, headlined by the Demetrious Johnson-Adriano Moraes trilogy bout. Leading the charge into the U.S. is ONE vice president Rich Franklin.
In addition to overseeing the U.S. expansion, Franklin is working on a recruiting endeavor in Mongolia. He also continues to add a distinct voice to commentary on the ONE broadcasts, and he will be on the call Friday during ONE Fight Night 6, which streams live on Amazon Prime Video. Franklin is in a much different position than when he stepped into the Octagon to compete against Anderson Silva or Chuck Liddell, but it is the same unbridled passion that drives him.
ONE president Chatri Sityodtong has entrusted Franklin with an extraordinarily tough project in the company’s entry into the U.S. at the ONE on the Prime Video 10 event this May. Part of the challenge is that ONE is different from other fight organizations, primarily UFC. People in the U.S. are already accustomed to a certain style of MMA, but Franklin’s confidence about ONE is steeped in knowledge of the product—and he believes the differences are going to make the fights stand out even more.
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