{"id":5347,"date":"2025-02-18T12:21:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T11:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=5347"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T15:50:58","slug":"key-highlights-from-the-official-press-conference-for-one-171-notable-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/key-highlights-from-the-official-press-conference-for-one-171-notable-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Highlights from the Official Press Conference for &#8220;ONE 171&#8221; + Notable Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"331\"><strong data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"159\">Doha, Qatar:<\/strong> ONE Championship, the world&#8217;s largest martial arts organization, in partnership with Visit Qatar, held the official press conference today ahead of <strong data-start=\"308\" data-end=\"329\">&#8220;ONE 171: Qatar.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"331\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5351 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEO-6464.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEO-6464.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEO-6464-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEO-6464-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LEO-6464-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"594\">In the main event, reigning <strong data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"503\">Strawweight MMA World Champion Joshua Pacio<\/strong> faces <strong data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"544\">Interim Champion Jarred Brooks<\/strong> for the third time in a title unification bout.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"594\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5352 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EV-2059.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EV-2059.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EV-2059-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EV-2059-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EV-2059-696x464.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"746\">In the co-main event, <strong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"678\">Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Jonathan Haggerty<\/strong> defends his title against veteran Chinese challenger <strong data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"744\">Wei Rui.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"929\"><strong data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"768\">&#8220;ONE 171: Qatar&#8221;<\/strong> will be broadcast live from <strong data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"829\">Lusail Sports Arena in Qatar<\/strong> on <strong data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"858\">Thursday, February 20<\/strong>. Fans can find more details on how to watch via <strong data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"926\">watch.onefc.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"1197\">ONE Championship extends its gratitude to its official partners, <strong data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1011\">Visit Qatar<\/strong>, official media partner <strong data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1056\">Media City Qatar<\/strong>, official energy drink partner <strong data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1106\">Monster Energy<\/strong>, and official blockchain technology partner <strong data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1158\">Sui<\/strong> for supporting <strong data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1195\">&#8220;ONE 171: Qatar.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1223\"><strong data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1221\">Notable Quotes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1225\" data-end=\"1716\">\ud83d\udd39 <strong data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1287\">Chatri Sityodtong \u2013 Chairman &amp; CEO of ONE Championship:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1290\" \/><em data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1714\">&#8220;The world\u2019s largest martial arts organization returns to the Middle East to deliver an explosive event featuring the best fighters in the world. We are thrilled! I can tell you the main event and co-main event will be absolute fire. I believe both fights will end in spectacular knockouts. But the key thing is, we have 14 fights. Look at this table \u2013 you see killers and warriors, the best martial artists in the world.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"2050\">\ud83d\udd39 <strong data-start=\"1721\" data-end=\"1771\">Joshua Pacio \u2013 Strawweight MMA World Champion:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1774\" \/><em data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"2048\">&#8220;The difference this time is simple: I will win. Yes, I will be victorious. Last time, I won, but not in the way I wanted. However, I don\u2019t dwell on the past\u2014I look forward to the future, and here we are. This fight will be different. It will be very different this time.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2052\" data-end=\"2423\">\ud83d\udd39 <strong data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2114\">Jarred Brooks \u2013 Interim Strawweight MMA World Champion:<\/strong><br data-start=\"2114\" data-end=\"2117\" \/><em data-start=\"2117\" data-end=\"2421\">&#8220;I want to be recognized as the undisputed Strawweight MMA World Champion. I am truly grateful to ONE Championship for everything. I promise you that both Joshua and I are determined and ready. I will step into that cage on Thursday and finish the fight\u2014whether you like it or not, I will get it done.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2872\">\ud83d\udd39 <strong data-start=\"2428\" data-end=\"2491\">Jonathan Haggerty \u2013 Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion:<\/strong><br data-start=\"2491\" data-end=\"2494\" \/><em data-start=\"2494\" data-end=\"2870\">&#8220;Thank you for having me. It is an honor to be here. Thanks to ONE Championship. I am truly lucky to do what I love and travel to beautiful places like Qatar. I am very excited to defend my belt against Wei Rui. He\u2019s the No. 1 contender for a reason. We have studied everything about him. We haven\u2019t overlooked anything, and we\u2019re ready to put on a great show for everyone.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_18833\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9sBm4wN-TMI?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2874\" data-end=\"3058\">\ud83d\udd39 <strong data-start=\"2877\" data-end=\"2938\">Wei Rui \u2013 Bantamweight Kickboxing World Title Challenger:<\/strong><br data-start=\"2938\" data-end=\"2941\" \/><em data-start=\"2941\" data-end=\"3056\">&#8220;Yes, this is my first time in Doha, and I am here for the belt. I will take this belt back to China. Thank you.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doha, Qatar: ONE Championship, the world&#8217;s largest martial arts organization, in partnership with Visit Qatar, held the official press conference today ahead of &#8220;ONE 171: Qatar.&#8221; In the main event, reigning Strawweight MMA World Champion Joshua Pacio faces Interim Champion Jarred Brooks for the third time in a title unification bout. 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