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ONE Championship inks deal to air events, additional programming on Bleacher Report Live, TNT

ONE Championship has been busy signing former UFC champions Eddie Alvarez and Demetrious Johnson, as well as Sage Northcutt, and now they have themselves a broadcast deal in the United States.

ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported on Tuesday that the Asian MMA promotion has agreed to a three-year contract with Turner Sports, which means content will be placed on both TNT and the B/R Live streaming service.

The Asia-based promotion has signed a three-year broadcast deal with Turner Sports, sources told ESPN.

The deal, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, calls for 24 events to air live on B/R Live, Turner’s digital platform.