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Pacatiw implements the ‘Avenger’s Initiative’ this weekend

Columns Nissi Icasiano - March 5, 2025, 8:35 pm

WHEN Jeremy Pacatiw steps inside Bangkok’s legendary Lumpinee Stadium on Saturday, March 8, for ONE Fight Night 29, he won’t just be fighting for himself — he’ll be fighting for an entire nation. The Filipino bantamweight standout has taken it upon himself to enact an ‘Avenger’s Initiative’ of sorts, tasked with putting an end to Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu’s reign of terror over Filipino mixed martial artists. Baatarkhuu has earned the reputation of...

Pacio finally gets validation

Columns Nissi Icasiano - February 25, 2025, 9:10 pm

FOR over two years, Joshua Pacio was the subject of inexorable ridicule...

Pacio’s last chance to tame ‘Monkey God’

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Pacatiw implements the ‘Avenger’s Initiative’ this weekend

Columns Nissi Icasiano - March 5, 2025, 8:35 pm

WHEN Jeremy Pacatiw steps inside Bangkok’s legendary Lumpinee Stadium on Saturday, March 8, for ONE Fight Night 29, he won’t just be fighting for himself — he’ll be fighting for an entire nation. The Filipino bantamweight standout has taken it upon himself to enact an ‘Avenger’s Initiative’ of sorts, tasked with putting an end to Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu’s reign of terror over Filipino mixed martial artists. Baatarkhuu has earned the reputation of...

Pacio finally gets validation

Columns Nissi Icasiano - February 25, 2025, 9:10 pm

FOR over two years, Joshua Pacio was the subject of inexorable ridicule...

Pacio’s last chance to tame ‘Monkey God’

Columns Nissi Icasiano - February 18, 2025, 9:25 pm

ON Thursday, February 20, the moment of truth arrives for Joshua Pacio....

What’s next for Lito Adiwang?

Columns Nissi Icasiano - February 11, 2025, 9:15 pm

ALMOST — but not quite. That has been the story of Lito...

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