ONE 171
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| ONE 171: Qatar | ||||
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 The poster for ONE 171: Qatar | ||||
| Promotion | ONE Championship | |||
| Date | February 20, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Lusail Sports Arena | |||
| City | Lusail, Qatar | |||
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ONE 171: Qatar was a combat sports event produced by ONE Championship that took place on February 20, 2025, at Lusail Sports Arena in Lusail, Qatar.[1][2][3]
The event marked the promotion's second visit to Qatar and first since the country's much anticipated debut at ONE 166 in March 2024.[4]
A ONE Strawweight World Championship unification bout and trilogy between current champion Joshua Pacio and former champion (also a current interim champion) Jarred Brooks was scheduled to serve as the co-main event, but was elevated as the event's headliner.[5][6] The pairing previously met at ONE 164, where Brooks captured the title by unanimous decision.[7] The second time met at ONE 166 in March 2024, which Pacio capture back the title by disqualification.[8]
A ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship bout between current champion Jonathan Haggerty (also former ONE Bantamweight and Flyweight Muay Thai World Champion) and former K-1 Lightweight Champion Wei Rui was originally scheduled to headline the event, but the bout was shifted to the co-main event instead.[9][6]
A featherweight bout between former ONE Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Martin Nguyen and Shamil Gasanov took place at the event.[10] The pair was previously scheduled to meet at ONE Fight Night 7 in February 2023, but Gasanov was forced to withdraw due to an infection that stemmed from an injury.[11]
Zayed Alkatheeri and Jarrah Alhazza were reported to scheduled at this event in a flyweight submission grappling bout.[12] However, Alhazza was pulled out from the event and was replaced by Mohammad Hilal Ahmad Abu Rumuh in a openweight bout.[6]
A bantamweight kickboxing bout between former ONE kickboxing world champions Petchtanong Petchfergus and Ilias Ennahachi was scheduled at this event.[13] However, due to Ennahachi missed weight, he withdrew from the event and the bout was cancelled.[14]
