JOSHUA PACIO EARNS ONE STRAWWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER YOSHITAKA NAITO

JOSHUA PACIO EARNS ONE STRAWWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER YOSHITAKA NAITO

JOSHUA PACIO EARNS ONE STRAWWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER YOSHITAKA NAITO

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22 September 2018 – Jakarta, Indonesia: The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), held another unforgettable evening in Indonesia’s bustling capital city of Jakarta, featuring the best and the brightest in the constantly-expanding world of martial arts. ONE: CONQUEST OF HEROES sent shockwaves of excitement through the packed Jakarta Convention Center as the card featured a series of compelling bouts, punctuated by a highly-anticipated championship rematch. In the main event, Joshua Pacio of the Philippines defeated grappling wizard Yoshitaka Naito of Japan to be crowned the new ONE Strawweight World Champion.

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In the main event of ONE: CONQUEST OF HEROES, Joshua “The Passion” Pacio of the Philippines fully realized his dream to become a world champion in the sport of mixed martial arts, dethroning Japanese rival Yoshitaka “Nobita” Naito. Pacio clinched a unanimous decision in their rematch to capture the ONE Strawweight World Championship. Naito showcased his overwhelming grappling skills to consistently bring Pacio to the ground, controlling the action on the canvas late in the contest. Although Naito managed to showcase his wrestling, it was Pacio who showed striking superiority for the majority of the bout. Pacio repeatedly connected on Naito with crisp, clean combinations throughout the championship contest while exhibiting solid takedown and grappling defense. In the end, all three judges saw the bout in favor of Pacio to win by unanimous decision.