ONE 164 will be headlined by a highly anticipated showdown between 'The Passion' Joshua Pacio and 'The Monkey God' Jarred Brooks, with the ONE strawweight world championship on the line.
The December 3 event will be hosted at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. The US-born Brooks will be aiming to capture the strawweight throne in enemy territory.
ONE Championship has shared a video package ahead of the main event bout on YouTube:
"Joshua Pacio vs. Jarred Brooks | Main Event Fight Preview ... Get HYPED for the HEATED ONE Strawweight World Title showdown between reigning divisional king Joshua Pacio and top-ranked contender Jarred Brooks in the main event of ONE 164!"
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Check out the promo below:
After months of trash talk, Pacio and Brooks will finally meet in the ONE circle. Both of these men are on impressive win streaks and have risen to the top of the strawweight division.
Joshua Pacio and Jarred Brooks discuss each other
Joshua Pacio does not like the man but respects his upcoming opponent. The Team Lakay trained athlete sees holes in Brooks’ game. While speaking with JM Siasat’s Sparring Sessions, 'The Passion' said:
“Jarred Brooks, we know his caliber. He’s a very high-level wrestler, very good in the ground... I think he’s a well-rounded athlete, he’s complete... I trained hard for this, all the aspects of my game so I’m ready for it. I think we got this special game plan for this fight. We see holes in that man.”
See the full interview below:
Meanwhile, 'The Monkey God' is entering this world title bout without a game plan, showing very little respect for 'The Passion'. Brooks discussed his relaxed attitude ahead of the fight with The MMA Superfan, explaining:
“It doesn’t matter. There’s no game plan. If you’re thinking about what you’re going to do before you get into the circle, then you’re just in the wrong sport.”
See the full interview below:
Joshua Pacio and Brooks will finally put the talk behind them and battle for the ONE strawweight crown on December 3.