Strawweight (125 pounds for ONE) champion Jarred Brooks lost his title in a rematch against former champion Joshau Pacio by rare disqualification.
Brooks kicked high early and missed, but after a Pacio miss, Brooks spun quickly and took Pacio’s back. Pacio tried to throw him off and defended his neck, but Brooks stayed stuck to him and slammed him to the canvas head first. In ONE, a slam to the head, heck or spine is illegal. Replays showed Pacio landing head first, and because of that, referee Herb Dean ended the fight for a disqualification win for Pacio – meaning he won back the title, despite Brooks’ livid protests that his slam was legal.
Joshua Pacio reclaims the ONE Strawweight MMA World Title by disqualification due to an illegal spike by Jarred Brooks.
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