Live from the world-famous Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok on July 10th, 125-pound MMA champion Joshua Pacio will put his title on the line against Russia’s Mansur Malachiev in the main event of ONE Championship’s ‘The Inner Circle 21’.
Pacio recaptured the belt last year with a second-round TKO finish of Jarred Brooks is the pair’s trilogy match. The win solidified the Filipino champion as one of the most dominant competitors ONE’s strawweight division has ever seen.
But Pacio will once again be in for a massive challenge when he attempts to defend the belt against Malachiev this month. The pair has already met once, back in 2023 in one of the year’s most exciting fights, with Pacio earning the unanimous decision. But the Russian competitor has secured three victories since then, including a dominant submission victory over Jarred Brooks last year.
The Inner Circle 21 is set to go down live on July 10th from inside the world-famous Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The stream will be available for the North American viewing audience on live.onefc.com beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET / 4:30 a.m. PT.