ONE 166
ONE 166: Qatar | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | ONE Championship | |||
Date | March 1, 2024 (2024-March-01) | |||
Venue | Lusail Sports Arena | |||
City | Lusail, Qatar | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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ONE 166: Qatar was a combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on March 1, 2024, at Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail, Qatar.[1]
Background
This event marked the organization's debut in Qatar. It also the second visit to Middle East, since ONE FC: Reign of Champions in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in August 2014.[2]
A ONE Middleweight World Championship bout between current champion Reinier de Ridder (also former ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion) and the ONE Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion Anatoly Malykhin headlined the event.[3] The pairing previously met at ONE on Prime Video 5 in a light heavyweight title, which Malykhin captured the title by first round knockout.[4] If successful, Malykhin would become the first fighter in MMA history to win championships in three divisions as well as to hold them simultaneously.[5]
A ONE Featherweight World Championship unification rematch between current champion Tang Kai and former champion/current interim title holder Thanh Le took place at the co-main event.[6] The pairing previously met at ONE 160 which Tang captured the title by unanimous decision.[7] The pairing was previously scheduled to meet at ONE Fight Night 12, but Tang withdraw from the bout due to a knee injury.[8]
A ONE Strawweight World Championship rematch between current champion Jarred Brooks and former two-time champion Joshua Pacio took place at the event.[9] The pairing previously met at ONE 164, where Brooks captured the title by unanimous decision.[10]
A ONE Women's Atomweight World Championship bout between current champion Stamp Fairtex (also ONE Women's Atomweight World Grand Prix winner, former ONE Women's Atomweight Muay Thai and Kickboxing World Champion) and Denice Zamboanga was expected to take place at the event.[11] However, the bout was moved to June so the fighters can take part in the start of an original docuseries production.[12]
A ONE Welterweight Submission Grappling World Championship bout between current champion Tye Ruotolo and Izaak Michell was expected to take place at the event.[13] However, the bout was moved back to April for unknown reasons.[12]
Former ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Champion Nong-O Hama was expected to face Vladimir Kuzmin in a bantamweight Muay Thai bout.[14] However, Nong-O was removed from the bout for unknown reason and was replaced by promotional newcomer Zafer Sayik in a catchweight of 147.75 pounds.[12]
Results
Main card (Amazon Prime Video) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Anatoly Malykhin | def. | Reinier de Ridder (c) | TKO (retirement) | 3 | 1:16 | [a] |
Featherweight | Tang Kai (c) | def. | Thanh Le (ic) | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:48 | [b] |
Strawweight | Joshua Pacio | def. | Jarred Brooks (c) | DQ (illegal slam) | 1 | 0:56 | [c] |
Heavyweight | Amir Aliakbari | def. | Arjan Bhullar | DQ (timidity) | 3 | 4:50 | [d] |
Catchweight (147 lb) | Mehdi Zatout | def. | Zuhayr Al-Qahtani | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | [e] |
Catchweight (147.75 lb) Muay Thai | Vladimir Kuzmin | def. | Zafer Sayik | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Flyweight Submission Grappling | Cleber Sousa | def. | Osamah Almarwai | Submission (reverse triangle armbar) | 1 | 5:31 | |
Flyweight Muay Thai | Ali Saldoev | def. | Zakaria El Jamari | KO (punches) | 2 | 0:51 | [f] |
Bantamweight Muay Thai | Shinji Suzuki | def. | Han Zihao | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Strawweight | Keito Yamakita | def. | Jeremy Miado | Submission (bulldog choke) | 1 | 4:04 |
- ^ For the ONE Middleweight World Championship.
- ^ For the ONE Featherweight World Championship.
- ^ For the ONE Strawweight World Championship.
- ^ The bout was ended by disqualification due to the referee giving Bhullar a red card for inactivity.
- ^ Boxing bout.
- ^ Saldoev failed hydration; bout negotiated at catchweight
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Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[16]
- Performance of the Night: Anatoly Malykhin and Tang Kai
See also
- 2024 in ONE Championship
- List of ONE Championship events
- List of current ONE fighters
- ONE Championship Rankings
References
- ^ "ONE Championship moves Qatar debut, confirms Japan return for early 2024". South China Morning Post. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "ONE 166 set for Qatar on March 1st". Asian MMA. 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "Anatoly Malykhin to challenge Reinier de Ridder for Middleweight MMA word title in rematch at ONE 166: Qatar". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. 2023-12-28. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (2022-12-03). "ONE on Prime Video 5 results: Anatoliy Malykhin starches Reinier de Ridder in first for second title". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ Cruz, Guillherme (2023-12-28). "Anatoly Malykhin to challenge Reinier de Ridder for third ONE title in March". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ Richards, Vince (2024-01-02). "ONE 166: Tang Kai, Thanh Le set for featherweight MMA world title unification match in Qatar". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Christian Jacinto (2022-08-27). "Surgical Tang Kai Makes History After Masterful Performance Against Thanh Le". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Tang Kai injured, out of ONE Fight Night 12". Asian MMA. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Icasiano, Nissi (2023-12-18). "Joshua Pacio gets rematch with Jarred Brooks at ONE 166 in Qatar". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "ONE Championship 164: Brooks out-strikes Pacio to take strawweight title". South China Morning Post. 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "Stamp Fairtex makes first women's atomweight MMA world title defense against Denice Zamboanga at ONE 166: Qatar". ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ a b c "ONE Championship drops title fights from Qatar card, adds regional talent". South China Morning Post. 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "Tye Ruotolo to defend welterweight Submission Grappling world title against Izaak Michell at ONE 166: Qatar". ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Nong-O Hama squares off against Vladimir Kuzmin at ONE 166: Qatar". | BJPenn.com. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "ONE 166: Qatar". ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ Pimentel, Anatoly (2024-03-01). "ONE 166: Qatar - Who got the $50,000 bonuses?". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
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