“I know how to beat you” - Jarred Brooks uber confident he can put Joshua Pacio on the backburner in rematch

ONE strawweight MMA world champion Jarred Brooks is confident of defeating former divisional king Joshua Pacio in their scheduled rematch next week. More so now that he has a clearer idea on how to go about it.

The two touch gloves again at ONE 166: Qatar on March 1. It is a do-over of their first encounter in December 2022, when ‘The Monkey God’ dethroned ‘The Passion’ by unanimous decision to become the top dog in the strawweight division.

It is a position he looks to maintain and positive of being able to accomplish in the landmark event of ONE in Qatar, telling The MMA Superfan in an interview:

“Now it's like I know how to beat you. I already know what you're gonna be trying to focus on, on how to beat me right? So I've been working on that for a year and months, you don't know what's going to be coming out of the woodwork.”

Watch the interview below:

Jarred Brooks is looking to swing back to the win column at ONE 166 after his failed bid to become a two-sport world champion, when he lost to ONE flyweight submission grappling king Mikey Musumeci in August in their all-champion title clash.

For his part, Pacio is out to make it two wins in a row following his unanimous decision victory over Russian Mansur Malachiev in October.

ONE 166: Qatar will take place at the Lusail Sports Arena and air live free of charge for existing Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.

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Jarred Brooks shoots for more devastating finish in rematch with Joshua Pacio

American MMA world champion Jarred Brooks said he has a better understanding of the game of rival Joshua Pacio and is going for a more devastating finish when they lock horns again on March 1 at ONE 166 in Qatar.

‘The Monkey God’ will defend the ONE strawweight MMA world title against ‘The Passion', from whom he took the strap in December 2022 in Manila by way of unanimous decision.

Heading into their scheduled rematch, Brooks sounded a warning to Pacio, saying he is in for an even tougher match in the do-over and faces a more punishing ending.

The 30-year-old champion told FightWave in a recent interview:

“I'm not really worried about what he has in his game plan. I know that he has a new nutritionist and stuff like that, but like, bro, nothing's going to change, and I think the outcome is going to be worse for him.”

Watch the interview below:

Jarred Brooks has been on an impressive run in ONE since making his promotional debut in November 2021, winning four of five matches to date.