“I'm a magician” - Jarred Brooks sends message to future challengers

Newly-crowned ONE strawweight world champion Jarred Brooks may have had one of the most successful title runs the promotion has ever seen. Since debuting in ONE last year, 'The Monkey God' has run roughshod in the strawweight division, winning his first three bouts in dominant fashion.

At ONE 164, the American wrestling machine reached the pinnacle of his marvelous stint in ONE so far by capturing gold against then-world champion Joshua 'The Passion' Pacio. Brooks did so by out-pointing the titleholder in front of his home crowd in Manila, Philippines.

With the ONE strawweight world title firmly resting on Brooks' shoulders, a long line of 125-pound fighters will be chomping at the bit to get a crack at him. The world champion, however, is not worried at all.

In an interview with ONE Championship, Jarred Brooks sent out a message to his future challengers:

"Do you think that you have an advantage against me? I've already out-thought you, and I've already paid attention to you. And you know, I've been stalking your social media for the past year and a half. So I already know you, and hopefully, you get to know me a little bit better. If you've watched my last fight, I'm a magician. I'll change things as quickly as possible against you, the opponent."

It looks like the world champion has all the bases covered when it comes to his future title challengers, including stalking their social media activities. Talk about an obsessive perfectionist.

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ONE 164 results: Jarred Brooks vs. Joshua Pacio play-by-play

At ONE 164, Joshua Pacio put his ONE strawweight world title on the line against Jarred Brooks in a five-round barnburner.

In the opening seconds of the bout, Brooks was able to take Pacio down after catching an errant kick. While inside Pacio’s full guard, ‘The Monkey God’ spent the entire round cracking the then-world champion with peppering shots.

In round 2, Jarred Brooks was forced to dance with Joshua Pacio on the feet after multiple failed attempts to take him down. By the third round, the American grappler had completely abandoned his wrestling and was focused on striking with the Filipino striker. The middle rounds saw Jarred Brooks darting in and out while Pacio was largely on the defensive the whole time.

Near the end of round 4, Brooks was able to take Pacio down and take his back. 'The Monkey God' sunk in a deep rear-naked choke as Pacio used sheer grit and toughness to let the time expire and survive the round. In the fifth round, Brooks was once again able to take Pacio down and end the fight in the top position.

Winner: Jarred Brooks via Unanimous Decision

Watch the full fight here: