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NEW YORK,  March 4, 2019 – The NBA 2K League today announced the pool of 198 players who will be eligible for the 2019 NBA 2K League Draft taking place tomorrow, Tuesday, March 5, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.   All 21 teams will complete their six-person roster at the four-round draft, which will begin at 5 p.m. ET and will be livestreamed on the league’s  Twitch  channel. This year’s draft pool includes 22 international players from nine countries outside the U.S.: Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, New Zealand, the Philippines, Spain, and the United Kingdom.  A complete list of draft-eligible players is available  here *.  Visit the  NBA 2K League YouTube Channel  to meet some of the members of this year’s class. With the addition of  four expansion teams , 126 players will compete in the NBA 2K League’s second season, and new this year, the number of draft-eligible players will exceed the spots availa...

ONE Championship pulled out all the stops when they put together the complete card for their first ever live event in Japan, ONE: A NEW ERA . Headlining the blockbuster event is a ONE Lightweight World Title bout between reigning champion Eduard “Landslide” Folayang of the Philippines and local hero Shinya “Tobikan Judan” Aoki . The iconic Ryōgoku Kokugikan will host one of the most highly-anticipated rematches in recent memory, and though news of the event’s proceedings has created an unmistakable buzz and excitement, it is Folayang who is most excited about his next outing. “Of course, I am happy to be part of the first event in Japan, especially because of how big this is going to be,” Folayang said. “Just looking at the card, it’s undeniable that this is the biggest event of the promotion yet.” They first squared off back in November 2016 where Folayang spent the majority of the first two rounds fending off Aoki’s vaunted grappling. In the third round, Folayang ...