Features Harry Williams

Mar 3, 2024

The Best Pictures From ONE 166: Qatar

Reinier de Ridder Anatoly Malykhin ONE 166 16

ONE Championship returned to the Middle East for the first time in a decade with ONE 166: Qatar this past Friday, March 1.

History was made in the main event at Lusail Sports Arena in Qatar, as ONE Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight MMA World Champion Anatoly Malykhin defeated middleweight king Reinier de Ridder via third-round TKO to claim his gold and become the first man ever to hold three MMA World Titles simultaneously.

Also, ONE Featherweight MMA World Champion Tang Kai knocked out longtime foe and interim titleholder Thanh Le to unify the belts, and Joshua Pacio reclaimed the ONE Strawweight MMA World Title from American rival Jarred Brooks as a result of a disqualification.

With the dust settled, take a look at all of the best pictures from the blockbuster spectacle, courtesy of ONE Championship’s Circle-side photographers.

Keito Yamakita Jeremy Miado ONE 166 2

Keito Yamakita Jeremy Miado ONE 166 4

Keito Yamakita Jeremy Miado ONE 166 21

Keito Yamakita Jeremy Miado ONE 166 32

Keito Yamakita Jeremy Miado ONE 166 29

Shinji Suzuki Han Zi Hao ONE 166 5

Shinji Suzuki vs. Han Zi Hao

Shinji Suzuki Han Zi Hao ONE 166 44

Shinji Suzuki Han Zi Hao ONE 166 31

Shinji Suzuki Han Zi Hao ONE 166 50

Shinji Suzuki Han Zi Hao ONE 166 15

Zakaria El Jamari Ali Saldoev ONE 166 2

Zakaria El Jamari Ali Saldoev ONE 166 31

Zakaria El Jamari Ali Saldoev ONE 166 19

Zakaria El Jamari Ali Saldoev ONE 166 25

Zakaria El Jamari Ali Saldoev ONE 166 46

Osamah Almarwai Cleber Sousa ONE 166 1

Osamah Almarwai vs. Cleber Sousa

Osamah Almarwai Cleber Sousa ONE 166 6

Osamah Almarwai Cleber Sousa ONE 166 31

Osamah Almarwai Cleber Sousa ONE 166 26

Osamah Almarwai Cleber Sousa ONE 166 28

Zafer Sayik Vladimir Kuzmin ONE 166 1

Zafer Sayik vs. Vladimir Kuzmin

Zafer Sayik Vladimir Kuzmin ONE 166 10

Zafer Sayik Vladimir Kuzmin ONE 166 13

Zafer Sayik Vladimir Kuzmin ONE 166 15

Zafer Sayik Vladimir Kuzmin ONE 166 28

Zuhayr Al Qahtani Mehdi Zatout ONE 166 1

Zuhayr Al-Qahtani vs. Mehdi Zatout

Zuhayr Al Qahtani Mehdi Zatout ONE 166 20

Zuhayr Al Qahtani Mehdi Zatout ONE 166 36

Zuhayr Al Qahtani Mehdi Zatout ONE 166 4

Zuhayr Al Qahtani Mehdi Zatout ONE 166 40

Arjan Bhullar Amir Aliakbari ONE 166 5

Arjan Bhullar vs. Amir Aliakbari

Arjan Bhullar Amir Aliakbari ONE 166 13

Arjan Bhullar Amir Aliakbari ONE 166 12

Arjan Bhullar Amir Aliakbari ONE 166 19

Arjan Bhullar Amir Aliakbari ONE 166 45

Jarred Brooks Joshua Pacio ONE 166 6

Jarred Brooks vs. Joshua Pacio II

Jarred Brooks Joshua Pacio ONE 166 3

Jarred Brooks Joshua Pacio ONE 166 7

Jarred Brooks Joshua Pacio ONE 166 9

Jarred Brooks Joshua Pacio ONE 166 14

Tang Kai Thanh Le ONE 166 29

Tang Kai vs. Thanh Le II

Tang Kai Thanh Le ONE 166 35

Tang Kai Thanh Le ONE 166 41

Tang Kai Thanh Le ONE 166 44

Tang Kai Thanh Le ONE 166 28

Reinier de Ridder Anatoly Malykhin ONE 166 29

Reinier de Ridder Anatoly Malykhin ONE 166 35

Reinier de Ridder Anatoly Malykhin ONE 166 24

Reinier de Ridder Anatoly Malykhin ONE 166 20

Reinier de Ridder Anatoly Malykhin ONE 166 13

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