Former ONE strawweight champ Jarred Brooks will be eligible to capture interim gold at Friday’s ONE Fight Night 24, but challenger Gustavo Balart will not be claiming a title win or lose.
That’s because Balart (12-4) missed championship weight at Thursday’s official weigh-in, coming in a single pound heavy at 126lbs.
Both fighters passed their hydration tests.
It’s a stunning turn of events for a highly anticipated fight in the lower weight classes. Brooks (20-3, 1NC) has slowly built himself into a star for ONE Championship, winning seven fights dating back to 2018, including his final bout as a UFC flyweight. That run saw him capture strawweight gold for ONE, though he would lose the belt in a rematch with Joshua Pacio, the man he won the title off of.
A victory on Friday is an instant ticket to another fight with Pacio. For Brooks, at least. As for Balart, who enters on a four-fight win streak, should he see his hand raised, the interim belt will remain vacant.
The full weigh-in and hydration results for ONE Fight Night 24 can be found below.
ONE Fight Night 24: Brooks vs. Balart Weigh-in/Hydration Results
MMA – Catchweight (126.00 lbs)*
Jarred Brooks (123.25.00 lbs, 1.0116) vs. Gustavo Balart (126.00 lbs, 1.0049)
Submission Grappling – Atomweight (Over 105 – 115 lbs)
Danielle Kelly (114.75 lbs, 1.0140) vs. Mayssa Bastos (114.75 lbs, 1.0040)
Muay Thai – Bantamweight (Over 135 – 145 lbs)
Felipe Lobo (143.75 lbs, 1.0222) vs. Nabil Anane (145.00 lbs, 1.0078)
Muay Thai – Catchweight (139.00 lbs)**
Dedduanglek Wankhongohm MBK (139.00 lbs, 1.0078) vs. Nakrob Fairtex (134.50 lbs, 1.0031)
MMA – Featherweight (Over 145 – 155 lbs)
Shamil Gasanov (154.00 lbs, 1.0049) vs. Aaron Canarte (155.00 lbs, 1.0241)
Muay Thai – Catchweight (145.50 lbs)***
Dmitrii Kovtun (145.50 lbs, 1.0248) vs. Ferrari Fairtex (144.25 lbs, 1.0107)
Kickboxing – Flyweight (Over 125 to 135 lbs)
Taiki Naito (134.25 lbs, 1.0044) vs. Elias Mahmoudi (134.50 lbs, 1.0241)
MMA – Strawweight (Over 115 – 125 lbs)
Keito Yamakita (124.75 lbs, 1.0168) vs. Yosuke Saruta (125.00 lbs, 1.0191)
Muay Thai – Catchweight (151.50 lbs)****
Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon (145.75 lbs, 1.0237) vs. Craig Coakley (151.50 lbs, 1.0222)
MMA – Bantamweight (Over 135 – 145 lbs)
Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu (145.00 lbs, 1.0176) vs. Carlo Bumina-ang (145.00 lbs, 1.0074)
Muay Thai – Catchweight (132.75 lbs)*****
Aliff Sor Dechapan (127.75 lbs, 1.0233) vs. Zakaria El Jamari (132.75 lbs, 1.0014)
Muay Thai – Atomweight (Over 105 – 115 lbs)
Yu Yau Pui (114.50 lbs, 1.0140) vs. Amy Pirnie (113.50, 1.0124)
Hydration values less than or equal to 1.0250 earn a passing mark, while values greater than or equal to 1.0251 earn a failing mark. Athletes who failed weight and hydration tests were given until 11 p.m. local time to clear tests.
*Gustavo Balart failed to weigh in successfully inside the allowed window. The fight will proceed at a catchweight of 126 lbs., and only Jarred Brooks is eligible to win the ONE Interim Strawweight MMA World Title. In addition, Balart forfeits 25% of his purse to his opponent.
**Dedduanglek Wankhongohm MBK missed weight and forfeits 25% of his purse to his opponent. The bout will proceed at a catchweight of 139.00 lbs.
***Dmitrii Kovtun missed weight and forfeits 25% of his purse to his opponent. The bout will proceed at a catchweight of 145.50 lbs.
****Both Rambolek Chor Ajalaboon and Craig Coakley missed weight. The fight will proceed at a catchweight of 151.50 lbs.
*****Zakaria El Jamari missed weight and forfeits 30% of his purse to his opponent. The bout will proceed at a catchweight of 132.75 lbs.
All other athletes competing at ONE Fight Night 24 successfully passed weight and hydration.
