U-NEXT to Exclusively Live Stream ONE Championship's New Series 'ONE SAMURAI'! Kick-off Conference & Additional Bout Announcement Press Conference Featuring Takeru, Rodtang, and More!

U-NEXT Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President: Tenshin Tsutsumi), which operates the video distribution service "U-NEXT" under USEN & U-NEXT GROUP, will exclusively live stream the inaugural event of the new Japan-original series "ONE SAMURAI 1" by the world-renowned martial arts organization "ONE Championship", scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2026 (National Holiday). ONE SAMURAI is a new series by the global martial arts organization ONE Championship, focusing on Japanese fighters. We are preparing a series of attractive, high-level matches to push Japanese martial arts back to the world-class standard. Announcement by Chatri Sityodtong, Founder and CEO of ONE Championship! An announcement was made regarding the event details of the new Japan-original series "ONE SAMURAI". At this announcement, in addition to the screening of the "ONE SAMURAI" original movie, a special opening act fusing Japanese traditional culture was performed. The world view of "ONE SAMURAI" was expressed through the performance of the Japanese drum group "Ondekoza" and a iaido sword-cutting demonstration. Furthermore, Rodtang and Takeru, who are scheduled to face each other at "ONE SAMURAI 1" on April 29 (National Holiday), took the stage. In addition, fighters with confirmed bouts such as Yuma Yamamto, Yuya Wakamatsu, Kaito, Hiyoga, and Haggerty also appeared and spoke about their determination for their respective matches. Additionally, as an additional bout newly announced on the day, Nabil Anank, who will compete in the "ONE Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship" match, also took the stage. Main Bout Card Flyweight Kickboxing Interim World Championship Bout Takeru vs. Rodtang

Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship Match Yuya Wakamatsu vs. Jonathan Haggerty

Flyweight MMA World Championship Match Abazbek Holmirzaev vs. Yuma Yamamto

Atomweight Muay Thai World Championship Match Nabil Anank vs. Sonchai Noi

Featherweight Kickboxing Kaito vs. Gregoriyen

Featherweight Kickboxing Hirotaka Wajima vs. Ricardo Bravo

Atomweight Kickboxing Toma Kuroda vs. Tatsu Tamaru

Atomweight MMA Ayaka Miura vs. Chihiro Sawada

Atomweight MMA Itsuki Hirata vs. Ritu Phogat

Strawweight MMA Keito Yamabuki vs. Ryohei Kurosawa

Flyweight Kickboxing Daiki Naito vs. Hiyoga

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