ONE Championship: Jarred Brooks ‘done waiting’ for Joshua Pacio, ‘ready to go to Baguio’ to take title
- No 1 contender strawweight contender Brooks has yet to receive a shot at Pacio with fight frustratingly postponed this month
- American ‘Monkey God’ threatens to visit the champion’s hometown in the Philippines, saying ‘you can’t hide that belt from me’
Jarred Brooks is losing patience with Joshua Pacio.
The American, 29, is currently the No 1-ranked contender in the ONE Championship strawweight division, where Pacio is the champion. He has been tabbed as the next man in line for the 26-year-old Filipino for some time, but the match-up has yet to come to fruition.
On Tuesday, Brooks attempted to expedite things by sending a firm message to the champion on Instagram, threatening to visit him in his hometown in the Philippines.
“Can’t hide that belt from me,” he wrote, tagging Pacio. “Your media obligations must mean more to you then defending your belt! I’m ready to go to Baguio city and take it myself! Done waiting.”
Brooks and Pacio were briefly expected to battle for strawweight gold at the ONE 158 event in Singapore earlier this month, but the match-up never came to fruition – because of a “scheduling conflict” according to the Asian martial arts promotion.
The fight is expected to be rebooked, but the details have not yet been revealed.