{"id":326376,"date":"2019-09-26T10:35:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T17:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=326376"},"modified":"2019-09-26T10:35:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T17:35:41","slug":"demetrious-johnson-welcomes-one-championship-bouts-on-us-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/demetrious-johnson-welcomes-one-championship-bouts-on-us-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Demetrious Johnson welcomes ONE Championship bouts on US soil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ONE Championship is plotting an expansion into the United States, and Demetrious Johnson is more than willing to be a part of those plans.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, who will have fought twice in Tokyo and once in Manila by year&#8217;s end, discussed a potential return to US soil in a recent interview with BJPENN.com. He says he&#8217;s particularly interested in fighting in Hawaii, home to ONE Championship stars Christian and Angela Lee, and the perceived frontrunner for ONE&#8217;s US debut.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;d be fun to fight in the US,&#8221; Johnson told BJPENN.com. &#8220;Especially Hawaii. That&#8217;d be fantastic. Beautiful weather, beautiful beaches, beautiful culture. I mean, why not? Obviously I competed over in America for a long duration of my career, but if I can get back over here to compete a few more times on US soil, under the ONE Championship banner, sounds good to me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hawaii sounds damn good, I&#8217;m not going to lie,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has been vocal about his goals of bringing ONE Championship to the United States in 2020. While the organization will be entering a market that&#8217;s currently dominated by giants like the UFC and Bellator, Sityodtong has been adamant there is ample space for ONE Championship&#8217;s product in the US.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are several hamburger and soda chains in the United States,&#8221; Sityodtong told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brianmazique\/2019\/06\/20\/one-championships-ceo-chatri-sityodtong-is-determined-to-establish-a-permanent-presence-in-the-u-s\/#7874d1e84033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forbes<\/a> this summer. &#8220;There is room for more than one martial arts organization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If ONE Championship enters in the US market as planned, it&#8217;s very hard to imagine the Washington native and former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson not being a part of the debut event. Other ONE Championship stars like Eddie Alvarez, Angela and Christian Lee, Brandon Vera and Sage Northcutt also seem like logical choices for a potential US debut.<\/p>\n<p>Demetrious Johnson will next compete at ONE: Century &#8211; Part 1 in Tokyo, Japan, which will air on Saturday, October 12 at 11:00pm ET on TNT in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think we&#8217;ll see Johnson competing on US soil under the ONE Championship banner in 2020?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 9\/26\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONE Championship is plotting an expansion into the United States, and Demetrious Johnson is more than willing to be a part of those plans. Johnson, who will have fought twice in Tokyo and once in Manila by year&#8217;s end, discussed a potential return to US soil in a recent interview with BJPENN.com. 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