At ONE 166: Qatar, Jarred Brooks lost the ONE Strawweight MMA World Title by disqualification. The heartbreak only brought out a better version. In a bid to become the ONE Interim Strawweight MMA World Champion, Brooks dominated Gustavo Balart at ONE Fight Night 24 to take home the gold.
“I think I was better than him across the board in every aspect of mixed martial arts. He did put me on my back for the first time in my whole career. So, props to him for that. I was trying to keep him there and trying to get him tired because I knew he was going to get tired within that second to third round.