"Damn he is good" - Interim strawweight MMA champ Jarred Brooks gives his nod to Rui Botelho's natural speed and power

Jarred Brooks (left) and Rui Botelho (right) | Image credit: ONE Championship
Jarred Brooks (left) and Rui Botelho (right) | Image credit: ONE Championship

Reigning ONE interim strawweight MMA world champion Jarred Brooks is impressed with strawweight kickboxing contender Rui Botelho's work on the bag in a recent video that ONE Championship published.

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The world's largest martial arts organization posted the short clip of Botelho's preparation on Instagram with the caption:

"Lightning speed ⚡️ Will Rui Botelho's skills be enough to triumph over Jonathan Di Bella at ONE Fight Night 26 on @primevideo? @rui_botelho_"
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'The Monkey God' (@the_monkeygod) wasted no time and commented on the said video, saying that the 30-year-old Portuguese is good:

"Little gopher sounding but damn he is good 🔥"

Both Botelho and Brooks will be seeing action on the upcoming ONE Fight Night 26 card on Dec. 6 inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Botelho will face former ONE strawweight kickboxing king Jonatha Di Bella in a strawweight kickboxing scrap, while Brooks will be welcomed by number four-ranked flyweight MMA contender Reece McLaren to the division in their match.

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Danial Williams believes Rui Botelho has the tools to beat Jonathan Di Bella at ONE Fight Night 26

Brooks is not the only one who thinks that Botelho is good, as former world title challenger Danial Williams also believes the Dinamite Team representative is capable of pulling off a win against Di Bella on Dec. 6.

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In a recent interview with Sportskeeda MMA, 'Mini T' shared his thoughts about that thrilling match and explained his take by saying:

"I don't know, man. I don't know. He's fought in the division above before, and he's always been ready to take on anyone. On the other end, who knows, maybe Jonathan Di Bella can school him, too. But I think Rui can hang in there, and as I said, he could have the goods to beat Di Bella as well."

North American viewers with an active Prime Video subscription can watch all the action at ONE Fight Night 26 on Dec. 6, which goes down inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

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