ONE 171
{{short description|Combat sport events in 2025}}
{{Infobox MMA event
|name=ONE 171: Qatar
|image=ONE 171 poster.jpg
|image_size=
|promotion=ONE Championship
|date={{start date|2025|02|20}}
|venue=Lusail Sports Arena
|city=Lusail, Qatar
|previousevent=ONE Friday Fights 97: Kongsuk vs. Lamnamoonlek
|followingevent=ONE Friday Fights 98: Chartpayak vs. Kongchai
}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=ONE Championship Announces Qatar Return For ONE 171 On February 20 |url=https://fightersonly.com/article/ext/88402 |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Fighters Only |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=ONE Championship Returns to Qatar with a Bang: ONE 171 Set for February 2025! |url=https://www.blackbeltmag.com/one-championship-returns-to-qatar-with-a-bang-one-171-set-for-february-2025 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Black Belt Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=ONE Championship Announces February 20 Return To Qatar For ONE 171
|url=https://mmasucka.com/2024/12/05/one-championship-february-20-return-qatar-one-171/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=MMA Sucka |language=en}}
Background
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.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=ONE Championship Returns to Lusail Sports Arena for ONE 171: Qatar on February 20
|url=https://www.onefc.com/press-releases/one-championship-returns-to-lusail-sports-arena-for-one-171-qatar-on-february-20/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Beaupre |first=Drew |date=2024-12-09 |title=Joshua Pacio vs. Jarred Brooks Trilogy Fight Booked for ONE 171: Qatar |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/news/joshua-pacio-vs-jarred-brooks-3-fight--one-championship-171-qatar |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-15 |title=Full Card Confirmed For ONE 171: Qatar On February 20 In Doha
|url=https://www.fightbookmma.com/full-card-confirmed-for-one-171-qatar-highlights/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=FightBook MMA |language=en-US}} The pairing previously met at ONE 164, where Brooks captured the title by unanimous decision.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-03 |title=ONE Championship 164: Brooks out-strikes Pacio to take strawweight title |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/martial-arts/mixed-martial-arts/article/3201950/one-championship-164-joshua-pacio-vs-jarred-brooks-live-results-updatese |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}
The second time met at ONE 166 in March 2024, which Pacio capture back the title by disqualification.{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jay |date=2024-03-01 |title=Joshua Pacio Regains Strawweight Title After Jarred Brooks DQ'd for Spike at ONE 166 |url=https://cagesidepress.com/2024/03/01/joshua-pacio-regains-strawweight-title-after-jarred-brooks-dqd-for-spike-at-one-166/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Cageside Press |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Strobel |first=Kevin |date=2024-12-09 |title=Jonathan Haggerty Defends his ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing Title Against Wei Rui in Qatar on February 20
|url=https://beyondkick.com/news/jonathan-haggerty-defends-his-one-bantamweight-kickboxing-title-against-wei-rui-on-february-20/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Beyond Kickboxing |language=en-US}}
A featherweight bout between former ONE Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Martin Nguyen and Shamil Gasanov took place at the event.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-09 |title=ONE Championship’s Qatar return set to see Shamil Gasanov fight Martin Nguyen
|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2916471/one-championships-qatar-return-set-to-see-shamil-gasanov-fight-martin-nguyen |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=Bangkok Post |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Patrick |first=Joseph |date=2023-02-17 |title=Shamil Gasanov Out Of ONE Fight Night 7 Bout vs. Martin Nguyen
|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/shamil-gasanov-out-one-fight-night-7-bout-vs-martin-nguyen-3669010 |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=International Business Times |language=en-US}}
Zayed Alkatheeri and Jarrah Alhazza were reported to scheduled at this event in a flyweight submission grappling bout.{{Cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Sabrina |title=Zayed Alkatheeri Set For ONE Championship Debut At ONE 171
|url=https://jitsmagazine.com/zayed-alkatheeri-set-for-one-championship-debut-at-one-171/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Jitsmagazine}} However, Alhazza was pulled out from the event and was replaced by Mohammad Hilal Ahmad Abu Rumuh in a openweight bout.
A bantamweight kickboxing bout between former ONE kickboxing world champions Petchtanong Petchfergus and Ilias Ennahachi was scheduled at this event.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-14 |title=Petchtanong Petchfergus Against Ilias Ennahachi Joins Bantamweight Title Fight at ONE 171 on February 20
|url=https://beyondkick.com/news/petchtanong-petchfergus-vs-ilias-ennahachi-joins-jonathan-haggarty-vs-wei-rui-card-at-one-171-on-february-20 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Beyond Kickboxing |language=en-US}} However, due to Ennahachi missed weight, he withdrew from the event and the bout was cancelled.{{Cite web |last=Atkin |first=Nicolas |date=2025-02-20 |title=ONE Championship 171: Ilias Ennahachi withdraws from Qatar card, Petchtanong wishes him quick recovery
|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2964853/one-championship-171-ilias-ennahachi-withdraws-from-qatar-card-petchtanong-wishes-him-quick-recovery |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Bangkok Post |language=en}}
Results
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Fight card (YouTube / Watch ONE)}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Strawweight
|Joshua Pacio (c)
|def.
|Jarred Brooks (ic)
|TKO (punches)
|2
|4:22
|For the ONE Strawweight World Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight Kickboxing
|Jonathan Haggerty (c)
|def.
|Decision (unanimous)
|5
|3:00
|For the ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Championship.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Welterweight
|def.
|Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev
|KO (punch)
|1
|1:55
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Catchweight (210 lbs)
|Shamil Erdogan
|def.
|KO (head kick)
|1
|0:28
|Aung La missed weight (210 lb).
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Shamil Gasanov
|def.
|Decision (unanimous)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight
|def.
|Decision (split)
|3
|5:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Heavyweight
|Kirill Grishenko
|def.
|Mauro Cerilli
|TKO (leg kick)
|1
|3:28
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Bantamweight Muay Thai
|Jake Peacock
|def.
|Shinji Suzuki
|TKO (punches)
|3
|1:29
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Women's Atomweight
|Ayaka Miura
|def.
|Submission (kneebar)
|1
|2:24
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Catchweight (175 lbs)
|def.
|Nicolas Alejandro Vigna
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|1
|3:04
|Vigna missed weight (175 lb).
}}
{{MMAevent card|Preliminary card (Only in Stadium)|header=no}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Openweight Submission Grappling
|Zayed Alkatheeri
|def.
|Mohammed Aburumuh
|Submission (armbar)
|1
|2:21
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Lightweight
|Abdullo Khodzhaev
|def.
|Wilian Poles
|TKO (punches)
|1
|4:56
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|Featherweight
|Hussein Salem
|def.
|Walter Cogliandro
|KO (punch)
|1
|2:25
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes=yes}}
{{Cite web |title=ONE 171: Qatar
|url=https://www.onefc.com/events/one171/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=ONE Championship – The Home of Martial Arts |language=en-US}}
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses:{{Cite web |date=2025-02-21 |title=Joshua Pacio and four others bag $50K bonuses at ONE 171
|url=https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/joshua-pacio/joshua-pacio-and-four-others-bag-50k-bonuses-at-one-171/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website={{!}} BJPenn.com |language=en}}
- Performance of the Night: Joshua Pacio, Roberto Soldić, Shamil Edrogan, Ayaka Miura and Kade Ruotolo
See also
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