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Pacio falls victim to 'Little Piranha', blows quest to become two-division ONE titlist
Filipino fighter Joshua Pacio's bid to become the first two-division ONE Championship titleholder ended in a technical knockout loss to Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE 173 in Tokyo.
Pacio, the reigning Strawweight MMA World Champion, suffered the defeat in the co-main event of the Sunday card.
Despite an early knockdown of Wakamatsu in the first round, the tide turned in the second when Wakamatsu landed a decisive right hand.
The referee stopped the fight 54 seconds into the second round after Pacio was unable to defend himself from unanswered strikes following a failed takedown attempt.
This loss marks Pacio's first defeat since 2022 and he is expected to return to the strawweight division.
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