The stacked ONE 171 occasion happened on Thursday, and MMA Information has you coated with all of the motion!
ONE Championship was again in Qatar this week, the place the Lusail Sports activities Enviornment performed host to various intriguing battles throughout 4 completely different sports activities.
Asia’s premier martial arts group introduced with it to the Center East a deep lineup, stuffed with champions and loads of outstanding names in MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing and submission grappling.
And there have been championship stakes within the first of these sports activities that headlined ONE 171, with Filipino strawweight kingpin Joshua Pacio and American standout Jarred Brooks finishing their trilogy by unifying the title.
Whereas “The Monkey God” dethroned “The Ardour” again in 2022, the rematch noticed the belt return to Pacio after Brooks was disqualified for an unlawful slam. Having since captured the interim strap with a first-round submission of Gustavo Balart final August, Brooks had his sights on regaining undisputed standing.
However the American failed in that regard, with Pacio overcoming a powerful begin from his challenger to seek out the TKO end late within the second body.
Gold from a distinct sport was even be on the road in Qatar. After shedding his Muay Thai strap in Denver final yr, Jonathan Haggerty ensured he stored maintain of his remaining title by defending the bantamweight kickboxing championship towards Chinese language challenger Wei Rui.
Elsewhere, former two-division KSW champion Roberto Soldić made his long-awaited return, Kill Cliff FC standout Aung La N Sang added a forty sixth combat to his illustrious report, ex-bantamweight kingpin Bibiano Fernandes closed out his profession with one final bout and submission grappling star Kade Ruotolo competed in MMA for the third time.
With as we speak’s card full, see beneath for the total outcomes, adopted by all of the highlights.
ONE 171 Outcomes & Highlights
Foremost Card:
Strawweight MMA Championship: Joshua Pacio (C) def. Jarred Brooks (IC) by way of TKO: R2, 4:22
Bantamweight Kickboxing Championship: Jonathan Haggerty (C) def. Wei Rui by way of unanimous choice
Welterweight MMA: Roberto Soldić def. Dagi Arslanaliev by way of KO: R1, 1:55
Middleweight MMA: Shamil Erdogan def. Aung La N Sang by way of KO (head kick): R1, 0:28
Featherweight MMA: Shamil Gasanov def. Martin Nguyen by way of unanimous choice
Bantamweight MMA: Bibiano Fernandes def. Kevin Belingon by way of break up choice
Heavyweight MMA: Kirill Grishenko def. Mauro Cerilli by way of KO (leg Kick): R1, 3:28
Bantamweight Muay Thai: Jake Peacock def. Shinji Suzuki by way of TKO: R3, 1:29
Atomweight MMA: Ayaka Miura def. Ritu Phogat by way of submission (kneebar): R1, 2:24
Light-weight MMA: Kade Ruotolo def. Nicolas Vigna by way of submission (arm-triangle choke): R1, 3:04
Preliminary Card:
Openweight Submission Grappling: Zayed Alkatheeri def. Mohammed Hilal Ahmad Abu Rumuh by way of submission (armbar): R1, 2:21
Light-weight MMA: Abdullo Khodzhaev def. Wilian Poles by way of TKO: R1, 4:56
Featherweight MMA: Hussein Salem def. Walter Cogliandro by way of KO: R1, 2:25