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ONE Championship 107 results: Joshua Pacio not impressed after split-decision win

BAD MMA News — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:05:34 +0000

ONE strawweight champion Joshua Pacio edged out former champ Alex Silva by split decision, then declared he was “not really impressed” with his performance. Pacio went back and forth with former Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Silva in a hard-fought, five-round main event at “ONE Championship 107: Fire & Fury” at Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. But despite holding his own on the ground with the world-class former grappling ace, he said he feels he can still do better. “It’s really hard,” he told the crowd after his victory. “I just fought two months ago and I needed to go back immediately to training camp for this fight

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‘ONE Championship 107: Fire & Fury’ live results

BAD MMA News — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:38:22 +0000

The second big event of ONE Championship’s 2020 calendar, “Fire & Fury” sees the Asian promotion return to Manila’s Mall of Asia Arena with a card featuring eight MMA bouts, with six of the eight matchups featuring Filipino athletes. Headlining the card is a battle for the ONE strawweight title, as local hero and reigning champion Joshua Pacio (18-3) puts his title on the line against Brazil’s former champion Alex Silva (9-4), while Filipino fan-favorite and former two-time lightweight champion Eduard Folayang (22-8) will look to move one step closer to a shot at his old title when he faces Dutch contender Pieter Buist (16-4) in the night’s co-main event. Two former victims of Demetrious Johnson are set for action in separate matchups as Danny Kingad (13-2) and Tatsumitsu Wada (22-11-2) take on Xie Wei (5-2) and Ivanildo Delfino (8-0), respectively.

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Joshua Pacio defends 125-pound title vs. Alex Silva in ONE Championship 107 main event

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:15:01 +0000

The 125-pound title will be on the line when ONE Championship returns to its regular stomping grounds in the Philippines in January. “ONE Championship 107: Fire & Fury” is set for Jan. 31 at Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, the promotion announced Thursday. The card will stream on the B/R Live app. In the headliner, strawweight (125 pounds for ONE) champion Joshua Pacio (18-3) will defend his title in front of his home fans against former champion Alex Silva (9-4).

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