WATCH: Jarred Brooks’ unfortunate head spike that cost him the strawweight MMA throne against Joshua Pacio

Jarred Brooks' first defense of the ONE strawweight MMA world title against Joshua Pacio during their rematch at ONE 166: Qatar last March 1 ended in an anti-climactic fashion inside the Lusail Sports Arena.

Highlights of that world championship clash between Brooks and Pacio were reposted by ONE Championship on their Instagram account recently, with the caption:

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"Chaos and drama 😱 Let's throw it back to when Joshua Pacio and Jarred Brooks ran it back with the ONE Strawweight MMA World Championship on the line 🤯 @the_monkeygod @joshuapacio"

'The Monkey God' immediately imposed his grappling supremacy against 'The Passion' after he swiftly secured a favorable position in the opening seconds of the match.

Brooks perfectly timed a submission attempt against Pacio. The Filipino MMA star tried to counter it with a Kimura lock, however, the 31-year-old American picked him up and slammed him down the mat.

Unfortunately, Pacio's head landed first on the canvas, which is an illegal move under the world's largest martial arts organization, and referee Herb Dean ruled out the fight as a disqualification loss to Brooks.

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Jarred Brooks wants to have a meeting with Reece McLaren while waiting for Joshua Pacio's return

Recent news confirms that Pacio will be out for an extended period due to an a knee injury. This leaves Brooks a bit idle at the moment, as he is raring to get his hands on his rival for the third time and finally settle their score once and for all.

While waiting, the Mash Fight Team representative is looking at the possibility of challenging flyweight contender Reece McLaren because he likes his chances against him and he thinks that 'Lightning' is a beatable opponent.

Relive all the action from Jarred Brooks' last fight at ONE 166: Qatar via replay on Amazon Prime Video, available to North American fans with an active subscription.

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