ONE 166 Results in Historic Wins and Crushing Defeats
ONE 166 Results in shocking and historic outcomes across the board. This exciting event held for the first time in Qatar featured a number of brilliant fights. Anatoly Malykhin faced Reinier de Ridder for the ONE MMA Middleweight World Championship and the chance to be the first 3 division MMA World Champion in ONE history. Later in the night Tang Kai made his first defense of the throne against Thanh Le in a spectacular bout. Finally, fans where shook by the shocking outcome of the match between Jarred Brooks and Joshua Pacio.
ONE 166 Results: Anatoly Malykhin Makes History vs. Reinier de Ridder
ONE 166 opened with Reinier de Ridder, ONE MMA Middleweight World Champion, in a dramatic showdown. His opponent: old rival Anatoly Malykhin, ONE MMA World Champion in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions. The Russian fighter dared to challenge the “Dutch Knight” for a second time, after taking Reinier’s Light Heavyweight title back at ONE Fight Night 5.
Starting in the first round, Anatoly opened the match strong, moving quickly to break through his opponents defenses. Able to survive the assault, Reinier tried to lure Malykhin into a submission but couldn’t take the Russian fighter down. In the third round Anatoly renewed the attack, laying into Reinier until the Dutchman couldn’t continue, ending in a TKO. With this victory, Anatoly snatches the Middleweight belt and secures his place as ONE’s first 3 division MMA World Champion.
ONE 166 Results: Tang Kai Wins First Title Defense Against Thanh Le
In the second bout, Tang Kai, the ONE MMA Featherweight World Champion, entered the ring to defend his title. The undefeated fighter faced down his previous opponent Thanh Le. In the first two rounds Tang Kai approached Thanh Le from all sides, but couldn’t hit through Le’s tight defense. The match came to an end in the third round after Tang Kai used his speed to rush down Thanh Le. With a straight right punch knocking Thanh to the ground and a vicious follow up, Tang Kai won by TKO in the 4:48 minute, defending his throne for the first time in spectacular fashion.
Jared Brooks Loses Title to Joshua Pacio After Shocking DQ
In another championship match, Jarred Brooks, the ONE MMA Strawweight World Champion, fought to defend his position against a familiar challenger. Joshua “The Passion” Pacio, the former title holder, returned to the ring to take the belt back from Brooks. The fight was over in a way as quick as it was surprising after an incident occurred in the first few minutes. Within the first round of the match, Jared Brooks broke ONE MMA rules and threw Joshua Pacio to the ground headfirst rendering him unable to continue competing. Referee Herb Dean ruled Jared to be disqualified and the match was forfeited immediately. As a result, the World Championship belt returned to the former champion Joshua Pacio, but not in a way either fighter expected.
Mehdi Zatout Returns, Beating Zuhayr Al-Qahtani by Unanimous Decision
The final highlight of the night was the match between Zuhayr Al-Qahtani, the undefeated boxer from Saudi Arabia, and Mehdi Zatout, a Algerian-French fighter who has returned to the ring after over a year away. The match began in the first round where neither fighter was able to decisively gain the upper hand. This deadlock was broken in the next round as Mehdi decided to speed up the fight. Picking up the pace, he found an opening to press a right hook to the top Zuhayr’s head collapsing his opponent and securing a lead in points. Mehdi continued to press his advantage through the third round, ultimately winning by unanimous decision.
ONE 166 Results Summary:
- Anatoly Malykhin wins by TKO vs. Reinier de Ridder at 1:16 of the 3rd round (MMA World Championship, Middleweight)
- Tang Kai wins by TKO vs. Thanh Le at 4:48 of the 3rd round (MMA World Championship, Featherweight)
- Joshua Pacio defeated Jarred Brooks, who was disqualified at 0:56 of the 1st round (MMA World Championship, Strawweight)
- Amir Aliakbari defeated Arjan Bhullar, who was disqualified at 4:15 of the 3rd round (MMA, Heavyweight)
- Mehdi Zatout wins by unanimous decision over Zuhayr Al-Qahtani (Muay Thai, Catchweight)
- Vladimir Kuzmin wins by unanimous decision vs. Zafer Sayik (Muay Thai, Catchweight)
- Cleber Sousa wins by submission vs. Osamah Almarwai at 5:31 minute of the 1st round (Wrestling, Flyweight)
- Ali Saldoev wins by knockout vs. Zakaria El Jamari at 0:51 of the 2nd round (Muay Thai, Catchweight)
- Shinji Suzuki wins by unanimous decision vs. Han Zi Hao (Muay Thai, Bantamweight)
- Keito Yamakita wins by submission vs. Jeremy Miado at 4:04 of the 1st round (MMA, Strawweight)