Haggerty retains kickboxing belt, Wei Rui, Joshua vs Jarred, MMA Throne Part 3
ONE is set to make its second appearance in Qatar under the banner ONE 171. Set to take place at the Lusail Sports Arena on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Starting at 9:00 p.m. Thailand time. It promises to be a historic event, with two highly anticipated world-stopping fights on one night.
In the main event, ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Jonathan Haggerty 27. From England is set to make his first defense of his kickboxing title against No. 1 contender Wei Rui, 33. A legendary fighter from China.
Back in November 2019, “Haggerty was then the reigning ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion. Made history by becoming a two-sport world champion. When he captured the vacant kickboxing belt in the same division with a knockout of fellow Brazilian MMA king “Fabricio Andrade” at ONE Fight Night 16.
However, seven months later at ONE 168 in the United States. “Haggerty” suffered a major setback. When he was knocked out by a first-round knockout and lost his Muay Thai belt to “Superlek Kiatmoo9.” Now, “Haggerty” is determined to make his first defense of his kickboxing belt in order to reclaim his honor and reassert himself. As one of the best fighters in the division.
While “Wei Rui”, a kickboxing prodigy from the land of the dragon has won 70 of his 73 fights. And is the first former Chinese K-1 World Champion in history. He made a spectacular debut by defeating the former king of the division “Hiroki Akimoto” at ONE Fight Night 22 in May. That victory immediately launched Wei Rui to the number 1 contender in the rankings and led to a chance to compete for the throne this time.
The co-main event will be a trilogy of two eternal rivals to find the one true champion between ONE Strawweight World Champion Joshua Pacio (115-125 lbs.) from the Philippines, 28, and Interim ONE Strawweight World Champion Jarred Brooks (115-125 lbs.) from the United States.
These two have met twice before, with Jarred making a devastating impact by defeating Joshua on points in his hometown and taking home the belt at ONE 164 in December 2022. The second incident occurred at the inaugural ONE 166 in Qatar in January 2024. Jarred made a foul on the day and threw Joshua on the head, preventing him from continuing the fight. As a result, he was disqualified and lost his world championship belt to Joshua in a heartbreaking upset.
For almost a year, “Joshua” had to take a break from the ring to heal his cruciate ligament injury. Now, he is back to his original health and ready to prove. His skills in the ring once again as the real champion of this division.
While “Joshua” was unable to retain his title, “Jared” had the opportunity to challenge “Gustavo Balart” for the interim Strawweight World Title at ONE Fight Night 24 in August 2024, and was able to secure the interim belt.
Before his latest fight, “Jared” made the move up to flyweight (125-135 lbs.) for the first time to begin his goal of becoming a two-division world champion. But his campaign ended in disappointment after being defeated by Australian fighter Reece McLaren. The No. 4 ranked contender, via split decision at ONE Fight Night 26 earlier this month.
In this fight, “Jared” will make a comeback to the strawweight division to settle his grudge with “Joshua” and become the sole ruler of the division.
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