“Joseph Lasiri is a f**king beast” - Jarred Brooks picks Joseph Lasiri over Rodtang

Even No.1-ranked ONE strawweight contender Jarred Brooks is in awe of Joseph Lasiri’s incredible comeback story.

The reigning ONE strawweight Muay Thai world champion is once again considered the underdog against Rodtang Jitmuangnon in his bid for two-division supremacy at ONE on Prime Video 4: Abbasov vs Lee.

The strawweight Muay Thai king is gunning for a second gold strap this Friday, November 18, inside the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

ONE’s fourth serving in US primetime is available for free for all Amazon Prime Video subscribers in North America this Friday.

It’s not surprising that most pundits have Rodtang keeping his world title and ending Lasiri’s hot streak. After all, the Thai superstar has yet to taste defeat in all 11 of his striking-exclusive matches inside the circle.

In contrast, ‘The Hurricane’ lost his first four bouts under the ONE banner but had a career resurgence by winning four of his next five.

As far as Jarred Brooks is concerned, the Italian-Moroccan fighter will keep that momentum going and register another monumental upset just like he did in his last fight against Prajanchai PK. Saenchai.

In an interview with MMA Sucka, ‘The Monkey God’ said he believes Lasiri will do the unthinkable and give Rodtang his first defeat in an all-striking match inside the circle.

“Man, Joseph Lasiri is a f**king beast. That kid just comes out, you’re gonna get hit no matter what. Bop, bop, bop, bop, everywhere. You got Rodtang, you got an iron chin Rodtang, and he has a hell of a hook as well, but I got to give that to Lasiri.”

Much like Joseph Lasiri, Brooks is on the hunt for gold as well.

The 29-year-old American will enter enemy territory at ONE 164 and try to pry away Joshua Pacio’s ONE strawweight world title in front of a hostile Filipino crowd inside the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines on December 3.

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Rodtang Jitmuangnon is impressed by Joseph Lasiri’s win over Prajanchai PK. Saenchai

Joseph Lasiri’s dominant performance over the heavily-favored Prajanchai was so great that ONE rewarded him with a shot at a second world title right away.

Even Rodtang was so amazed at how ‘The Hurricane’ easily dispatched his compatriot, who many thought would rule the division for years to come.

In an interview with ONE Championship, ‘The Iron Man’ praised Lasiri for coming up with the perfect game plan against Prajanchai and executing it to perfection in their bout. He said:

“What impressed me in that fight is that Joseph was able to predict Prajanchai’s movements. He tried to get close to Prajanchai from the beginning of the fight to seal Prajanchai's footwork. This man did his homework so well. I found that he had a great game plan.”