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Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez to compete on April 7 ONE card on TNT

Adriano Moraes and Demetrious Johnson will have to wait a bit longer before they finally meet inside the ONE Championship cage.

The flyweight title bout, preciously announced for Feb. 24 in Singapore, will now go down on April 7, the company revealed Friday. The card will also feature the return of former UFC and Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez, taking on Iuri Lapicus.

According to the promotion, the card will air live on TNT in prime-time in the United States.

Moraes vs. Johnson is the longest anticipated battle of ONE flyweight beltholders.