“He lost everything” - Lito Adiwang understands Jarred Brooks’ frustration in rivalry with Joshua Pacio

Strawweight MMA star 'Thunder Kid' Lito Adiwang of the Philippines empathizes with former adversary 'The Monkey God' Jarred Brooks.

Brooks ran into some bad luck earlier this year, when he lost his ONE strawweight MMA world title to Filipino archrival 'The Passion' Joshua Pacio at ONE 166: Qatar.

'The Monkey God' spiked Pacio on his head illegally, which led to a disqualification defeat early in the match.

Adiwang watched from the sidelines as his former Team Lakay stablemate Pacio was stretchered out of the Lusail Sports Arena in March while being crowned the new champion.

Speaking to Sportskeeda MMA in an exclusive interview, Adiwang shared his thoughts on the Brooks-Pacio rivalry.

'Thunder Kid' said:

"I think Jarred has reason to be mad and claim that. I feel bad for both of them, really. I felt bad for Joshua for winning the way that he did and at the same time, and for Jarred as well. I know that he trained and worked hard to be in that position and with just one wrong move, he lost everything."

Needless to say, both Brooks and Pacio are willing to run it back when the latter returns to full health.

Brooks returned to action in August of 2024, defeating Gustavo 'El Gladiador' Balart to win the ONE interim strawweight MMA world title. On the flipside, Pacio is currently recovering from an ACL injury he suffered a few months ago.

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Lito Adiwang says Danny Kingad is ready to redeem himself at ONE 169: "You can feel the sting"

Another one of Lito Adiwang's ex-Team Lakay stablemates is ready to see action next month, as 'The King' Danny Kingad goes to war with 'Mikinho' Adriano Moraes.

Kingad and Moraes lock horns at ONE 169: Malykhin vs. 'Reug Reug' on Prime Video, which broadcasts live from the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, Nov. 8.

Fans in the United States and Canada can catch all the action live and absolutely free on Amazon Prime Video.

Adiwang believes Kingad will have the motivation to succeed this time around after losing to Moraes in 2017.

'Thunder Kid' said:

"For me, I think [Kingad] who is fresh off a loss has more fire to get the win back. Because you can feel the sting of losing still, and you know what you did wrong so you want to rectify it."