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“Joe and I Will Finally Get Together” – ONE Championship Chairman Chatri Sityodtong Shares His Desire to Appear on the Joe Rogan Experience

Published 02/08/2022, 1:00 PM EST

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ONE Championship is looking to make inroads into the U.S. market. The Asia-based international MMA promotion is one of the premium combat sports entities in the world. They have a huge fan following and now they want to enter one of the biggest markets in the world.

Chatri Sityodtong also has a great relationship with the long-time UFC commentator Joe Rogan. According to him, he invited him to his podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience earlier, but because of the pandemic, it couldn’t happen. In a recent interview, he talked about going to his podcast once the U.S deal is done. He said, “He invited me a few times already. But I’m not gonna fly all the way to the US just to do a podcast–I have to fly for real business reasons.”

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“So after we announce our US broadcast deal in the next few weeks, there will be a reason to go to the US, so Joe and I will finally get together.”

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“I haven’t said what date, but I said when I’m in the States next I will ping you well in advance,” he added.

Chatri Sityodtong gives an update on the U.S. broadcast deal

ONE Championship is looking to make huge into the U.S. market. They’ve been looking to finalize a broadcast deal that will make them available at prime time in the country.

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In the recent interview, Sityodtong gave an insight into where the deal is at. He said, “In the next several weeks, I believe, at latest, we’re literally in the long-form contract stage. We’ve agreed on all terms.”

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“It is a major broadcaster. It’s gonna, I think, excite U.S. fans.”

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ONE Championship is one of the biggest combat sports promotions in the world. They offer multiple sports to fans and making inroads into the U.S. market is going to help them grow even more. They have some of the biggest stars in the world and the fans will have a lot to be excited about.

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Arunaditya is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Multimedia Journalism from IIJNM, Arunaditya aspires to be an important voice in the world of MMA and interview the likes of Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, Amanda Nunes, and other such superstars of the sport. He has followed the sport for over a decade and is an ardent fan of Georges St-Pierre, who he believes is the greatest of all time.
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