Pacio Submits Challenger as ONE Runs Paired Inner Circle and Friday Fights at Lumpinee

Overview

• The Inner Circle 21 and ONE Friday Fights 161 took place at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok on July 10 and were presented as a paid Inner Circle stream paired with a free Friday Fights YouTube broadcast.
• ONE Strawweight champion Joshua Pacio retained his title by submitting Mansur Malachiev with a rear‑naked choke in the main event of The Inner Circle 21.
• Former lightweight champion Eduard Folayang returned but lost by TKO to Japanese judoka Shozo Isojima in the Inner Circle co‑main event.
• Friday Fights 161’s Muay Thai headliner featured 18‑year‑old Jaradchai Maxjandee against Othman Rhouni with ONE again promoting a US$100,000 contract for the winner, a prize that media coverage has not independently confirmed.
• The paired Lumpinee cards combined MMA, Muay Thai, kickboxing and submission grappling to spotlight regional prospects and veteran names as a direct recruitment pipeline to ONE’s global roster.