Reigning ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Yuya Wakamatsu and strawweight titleholder Joshua Pacio have traded verbal jabs ahead of their champion versus champion showdown at ONE 173: Superbon vs. Noiri on Sunday, November 16, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
The Japanese star will make his first title defense against the Filipino king, who moves up in weight seeking to become ONE Championship’s newest two-division ruler.
Wakamatsu seeks to cap a perfect 2025 campaign with a victory over the most accomplished strawweight in promotional history, while Pacio aims to follow Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao’s multi-division blueprint.