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Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez announced for new 8-man tournaments in ONE Championship

With the somewhat shocking departure of former UFC champions Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson to ONE Championship, it was a matter of time before we found out what was in store for them in their new home.

As it turns out, we didn’t have to wait that long. Ahead of its Singapore card this weekend, ONE has announced that they will be holding two 8-man tournaments in both their lightweight and flyweight divisions. The tournaments were announced via social media, and have a lot of potential for action.

As indicated from the video, the lightweight field includes the following:

Former Bellator/UFC champion Eddie Alvarez (29-6, 1 no contest) is coming fresh off a loss to Dustin Poirier in July, but still has the Underground King cred.