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<p>Joshua Pacio took care of business in Qatar on Thursday, stunning archrival Jarred Brooks to become the undisputed ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion.</p><p>Eleven months after the controversial finish to their bout at ONE 166, Pacio left no doubt this time as he came away with a technical knockout victory against Brooks in the co-main event of ONE 171.</p><p>Buoyed by a large Filipino contingent at the Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar, Pacio survived a flurry of submission attempts in the opening round, then turned the tables against Brooks in the second. A bevy of unanswered punches forced the referee to put a stop to the fight with just 38 seconds left in the second frame.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/2/21/mma-pacio-stops-brooks-in-thriller-to-become-undisputed-one-champ-1011">FULL STORY: Pacio stops Brooks in thriller to become undisputed ONE champ</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Bb1KlgaiLe4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Joshua Pacio took care of business in Qatar on Thursday, stunning archrival Jarred Brooks to become the undisputed ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion.</p>

Joshua Pacio took care of business in Qatar on Thursday, stunning archrival Jarred Brooks to become the undisputed ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion.

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Published February 21, 2025 05:54 PM PHT

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Updated February 21, 2025 06:00 PM PHT

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