Three Bouts Added to ONE Championship’s Qatar Debut in March

Three bouts, including a title fight, have been confirmed for
ONE
166 “Qatar,” which also marks the promotion’s debut in the
country.

Jarred
Brooks (20-2) is set to defend his 125-pound strap against
former champ Joshua
Pacio (20-4) in a title rematch at ONE 166 on March 1 at Lusail
Sports Arena. Brooks hasn’t competed in mixed martial arts since
dethroning Pacio via decision at ONE 164 in December 2022. “The
Monkey God” is coming off a submission loss against Mikey
Musumeci in a grappling match this past August. Meanwhile, his
upcoming opponent returned to the win column with a decision win
over previously undefeated Mansur
Malachiev in October.

ONE 166 will also include a clash of former heavyweight title
challengers in Arjan
Singh Bhullar (11-2) and Amir
Aliakbari (13-3). A former champ, Bhullar returned to the cage
in June after a two-year hiatus, suffering a TKO loss against
reigning ace Anatoliy
Malykhin. Meanwhile, Aliakbari is on a three-fight knockout
streak which saw him bounce back from a failed championship bid
against Malykhin in 2021.

A submission grappling flyweight matchup between former title
challengers Osamah
Almarwai and Cleber Sousa has also been added to the card. While
both Saudi-Yemeni black belt Almarwai and former IBJJF champ Sousa
are coming off losses to Musumeci, the Brazilian did manage to go
the distance.

The promotion will also host a Road to ONE submission grappling
tournament during fight week, with $100,000 contracts up for grabs
across multiple weight divisions.