Lito Adiwang believes Jarred Brooks’ next challenger as world strawweight champion will be decided when a pivotal showdown takes place at ONE Fight Night 15 on Friday, October 6.
That evening, former division king Joshua Pacio takes on Russian superstar Mansur Malachiev at the legendary Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, in a pivotal strawweight encounter between two ranked contenders.
Malachiev, who made his debut with a sensational first-round submission against Jeremy Miado, will be hoping to move up the rankings and maintain his momentum. On the other hand, ‘The Passion’ is looking to bounce back into the winning column after dropping his crown to Brooks during his last appearance on ONE 164 last December.
With both men eager to give it their all on fight night, Lito Adiwang feels this bout could ultimately turn into a world title battle. Naturally, the HIIT Studio rep will be supporting his former stablemate when the promotion kicks off next month.
In a post-ONE Friday Fights 34 interview with South China Morning Post Martial Arts following his win over Adrian Mattheis, the former Team Lakay team shared his thoughts on this upcoming clash.
He said:
“Yes, I do believe whoever wins will get the title shot with Jared Brooks and I still support my friend Joshua for this.”
Watch the full interview below:
While he hopes to see Pacio covered in gold confetti with the 26 pounds of gold on his shoulder, ‘Thunder Kid’ looks to build on his crushing 23-second finish to move up the charts and perhaps earn a shot at strawweight MMA . crown in the near future.
Relive his epic victory at ONE Friday Fights 34 on the ONE Championship YouTube channel or in the ONE Super app.