Jarred Brooks reveals ONE Championship fighter whose ‘energy is a little bit hard to match’
First-ranked strawweight MMA contender and former divisional king, 'The Monkey God' Jarred Brooks of the United States, is one of the most charismatic athletes in ONE Championship.
The 31-year-old from Warsaw, Indiana, is always spitting bars on the mic, writing lyrics about his opponents and rapping about them before fights, and knowing how to cut an entertaining promo.
There are not many fighters quite like him, but Brooks admits that there's one fighter whom he simply cannot match in energy.
Speaking to ONE Championship in a recent interview, Brooks said that reigning ONE heavyweight, light heavyweight, and middleweight MMA world champion 'Sladkiy' Anatoly Malykhin is one guy he cannot keep up with.
'The Monkey God' stated:
"Anatoly Malykhin’s energy is a little bit hard to match, but besides that, I don't think that in mixed martial arts, nobody is matching my aspirations."
Nevertheless, Brooks will come into his next fight with the energy and charisma he is known for, as 'The Monkey God' goes for gold yet again in the world's largest martial arts organization.
The American is set to see action this Friday night and will do so for the interim strawweight MMA world title.
'The Monkey God' Jarred Brooks to face 'El Gladiador' Gustavo Balart for interim belt at ONE Fight Night 24 on Prime Video
Former strawweight king 'The Monkey God' Jarred Brooks is set to do battle with former Cuban Olympic wrestler and No.3-ranked divisional contender 'El Gladiador' Gustavo Balart for the ONE interim strawweight MMA world title.
The two will clash in the main event of ONE Fight Night 24: Brooks vs. Balart on Prime Video, which will air live from the historic Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, August 2nd, in U.S. primetime.
Fans in the United States and Canada can catch all the action live and absolutely free with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription. Stay tuned to Sportskeeda MMA for all the latest news and updates surrounding the event.
Update: Gustavo Balart missed weight, and only Jarred Brooks is eligible to win the belt.