Sports Banter | Panayam kay One Strawweight MMA Champion Joshua Pacio - video Dailymotion

PTVPhilippines

Sports Banter | Panayam kay One Strawweight MMA Champion Joshua Pacio  For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

Transcript

00:00To our teammates, we will be able to watch live via Zoom

00:03C1's Throwweight MMA Champion, Joshua Pacho.

00:06Champ, good afternoon.

00:08Thank you so much for your time this afternoon.

00:12Good afternoon to all of us.

00:15And of course, I just want to greet you all.

00:18Advance Merry Christmas.

00:20Advance Merry Christmas to you too, Champ.

00:23Where are you right now, Champ?

00:26Benguet, Baguio.

00:28Okay.

00:29Champ, I won't take this any longer.

00:31I just want to ask you this.

00:33What is your state right now in our career?

00:39Because we've been hiatus for 9 months.

00:42We haven't been able to fight for 9 months

00:45because of the ACL injury that you got before.

00:49I just want to know, Champ, if you're fully recovered,

00:54what is our state in terms of your injury?

01:00Well, just the first week of December,

01:06I was fully cleared by Dr. Ulcan Las.

01:10And I was fully cleared to do hard training.

01:13And of course, once we're cleared to do hard training,

01:17we can fight.

01:20So, just in December, we were cleared.

01:25We were still training when we weren't cleared.

01:28But it wasn't 100% training.

01:33So, it was just 50-50.

01:35So, it's hard as an athlete.

01:37Of course, if you're almost 9 months away,

01:41it's hard as an athlete.

01:43We're looking for training,

01:48fighting, so we can't do anything.

01:51But thank God,

01:53you have me and I'm fully recovered right now.

01:56Nice to know that.

01:59It's a good thing.

02:00That's good news for our MMA fans.

02:02But Champ,

02:03you said that you've been fighting for 9 months.

02:08That's not a joke for an athlete.

02:10Is it for you, Champ?

02:13You said that you're fully recovered and that's good news.

02:17But for you,

02:19how much have you been able to fight,

02:21especially in your trilogy fight with Jarred Brooks?

02:29Of course, I've been able to fight.

02:31But imagine, I haven't been able to fight for 9 months.

02:33Yes.

02:37As a fighter, that's what we're looking for, to compete.

02:41And at this young age,

02:44of course, you want to fight every 2-3 months.

02:48But I'm very much excited to get back there.

02:54And of course, this trilogy is Jarred Brooks.

02:59And it's a very good trilogy because

03:03he won on the first, I won on the second.

03:07This is where you'll really fight.

03:09It's a bit critical for our second fight

03:14because I won via disqualification.

03:17So, we need to win this trilogy via knockout

03:28or even unanimous decision.

03:30That's it.

03:31That's clear.

03:32That's our plan for our third fight.

03:35That's good, partner.

03:37That's good, Champ.

03:38But we have a question.

03:40Your partner has a question, Champ.

03:42Champ, how's our preparation?

03:45And when do we expect the day or date of our fight against Jarred Brooks?

03:53Well, right now, our condition is getting better.

03:57We're getting better.

03:59We can't pick right away

04:02because we still have one month left.

04:06We'll time our peak performance

04:09and see where we can get it by the first week of February

04:13or last week of January so we don't burn out.

04:17So, that's it.

04:19So far, our training and condition are good.

04:24And of course, our trilogy will take place in Qatar.

04:29In Doha, Qatar this coming February.

04:33But Champ, earlier, you said that

04:39maybe in your third fight,

04:43this is where we'll find out.

04:44Personally, when I assessed your fight,

04:49I said that this trilogy fight with Brooks

04:53is a much-needed fight for Pacho.

04:55Because in the first two fights, we can say that

05:01the fight isn't over yet.

05:04The fight isn't over yet.

05:05So, in our third fight,

05:07this is where we'll be able to redeem

05:10what we really are and who we really are.

05:15But Champ, for you, how excited are you here?

05:18Because I know it's very hard for you

05:22to come from a 9-month hiatus in the ACL

05:26and this trilogy fight is a big thing for you

05:29to redeem yourself.

05:32Well, for me, I've been here

05:35and I was also stuck for a year because of the pandemic.

05:40And we fought after one year and we won.

05:47So, for me, I'm just so excited right now

05:51to go back and compete against the very best in the world.

05:55It's a privilege for me right now

05:58to be in the highest level of sport,

06:00competing against one of the greatest athletes in the world

06:06and in my division.

06:08Because I see a big threat in the division,

06:13and if we can overcome this,

06:17that's what they say,

06:19when it's a trilogy, this is the end of rivalry.

06:23No.

06:24I think if we win here,

06:27we can't stop.

06:29Because we're both in our peak of our career.

06:34I'm 29 years old, he's 31,

06:38so we're still strong.

06:40Our rivalry won't end there.

06:44Yes, that's right, partner.

06:46Coach, champ.

06:48Any thoughts, champ, on Brooks' loss

06:53versus Reece McLaren in the flyweight division?

06:59Well, like I said,

07:04for me, Javick Brooks is a warrior.

07:07Going up, weight classes, one weight classes up.

07:12Because he's normal.

07:14His normal weight is his co-weight,

07:20where we fight.

07:22I'm still losing weight, but that's his normal weight.

07:25And that fight, short notice.

07:29Of course, Reece McLaren also got a short notice.

07:32But he got a short notice,

07:34and he goes up.

07:36One weight class up.

07:38And knowing that Reece McLaren is heavier.

07:42So, I think for me, hats off,

07:46hats down to Javick Brooks.

07:48He is a warrior.

07:50And of course,

07:52his loss,

07:54I think,

07:56we also got a tip.

08:01If he repeats his movements,

08:04we can make a game plan for him.

08:08You know, partner,

08:10this is what I like about champ.

08:12His being humble.

08:15Right, champ?

08:17Champ is very humble.

08:20Yes, he's rough in the ring,

08:22but off the court,

08:24off the ring,

08:26he's really nice to the players,

08:29to the other MMA fighters.

08:31But champ, for you,

08:33we can see your being humble.

08:35Maybe in your trilogy fight,

08:39you might give it to him, champ.

08:41What about you?

08:43No, of course.

08:45I think,

08:47it's just that,

08:49sometimes, you'll choose to be rough.

08:53But it's hard.

08:55We're not like that.

08:57Just be yourself.

08:59If you're going to sell this fight,

09:03it's against your personality.

09:07But of course,

09:09at the end of the day,

09:11you'll face each other inside the cage.

09:13That's where you'll see the action.

09:17That's right, partner.

09:19Champ, you said earlier,

09:21in the strawweight division,

09:23you and Jared Brooks

09:25will face each other there.

09:27But do you also think, champ,

09:29to move up to another division?

09:31Like the flyweight division?

09:33Especially since Demetrius retired there.

09:37He's also considered your idol, partner.

09:41I mean, champ.

09:43What can you say about that, champ?

09:47Well, I'm a normal flyweight fighter.

09:51But I also want to fight in the flyweight division.

09:53That was my division

09:55since I was an amateur.

09:59I really fought in the flyweight division.

10:03When the system changed,

10:05the one-championship weight cutting,

10:07I became a pro-weight.

10:09So, if we're going to fight in the flyweight division,

10:13I don't need to lose weight.

10:15That's my normal.

10:17It's better.

10:19I'm thinking about that.

10:21But, of course,

10:23if we're going to be given an opportunity

10:25to fight the ranked guys in flyweight

10:29and fight for the title, why not?

10:31But, for me and for my team,

10:35it's better to prioritize Danny Kinghead.

10:39He's my teammate

10:41and he's in the flyweight division.

10:43And, for me,

10:45it's better to prioritize him

10:47as a champion in the flyweight division.

10:49Danny Kinghead, right?

10:51Yes, that's right.

10:53And, champ,

10:55after this expected fight

10:57against Jared Brooks,

10:59what's our next tournament for 2025, champ?

11:01Well,

11:07I can't tell you,

11:09but you'll find out.

11:13It's hard to tell.

11:15I'm so excited

11:17for the next

11:21fights of my teammates.

11:25One of them is

11:27Jeremy Facatio,

11:29Kuya Edward,

11:31and hopefully, Stephen too.

11:33So, let's look forward to it.

11:35Let's look forward to it.

11:37Yes, partner.

11:39Because next year,

11:41it's a busy year

11:43for everyone,

11:45not just for our MMA fighters,

11:47but for all of the NSAs.

11:49Because our other MMA fighters

11:51are also part of the NSA,

11:53like kickboxing.

11:55So, those are really busy.

11:57So, 2025,

11:59it's really exciting

12:01for all of them.

12:03Alright, champ,

12:05what's our message

12:07to all the youths

12:09who want to follow your footsteps?

12:15Well,

12:17my advice is

12:19if you really like martial arts,

12:21become a mixed martial arts athlete.

12:23Be a mixed martial arts athlete.

12:25Have discipline,

12:27perseverance,

12:29and of course,

12:31most of all, faith in God.

12:33That's the key

12:35to be successful

12:37in this area.

12:39And yes,

12:41be disciplined

12:45because there are days

12:47when you're not motivated.

12:49There are days when you're motivated.

12:51If you have discipline,

12:53you will go to your thing

12:55even if you're not motivated.

12:57Don't be disciplined.

12:59And that's it.

13:01That's right.

13:03That's what you'll get back

13:05when you're not motivated.

13:07You'll think about

13:09why you started that career.

13:11That's what champ Basho

13:13wants to share with us.

13:15That's a good insight.

13:17Champ,

13:19lastly,

13:21what's your message

13:23to your Filipino fans

13:25and to the whole

13:27MMA community?

13:31Well, for me,

13:33I just want to say thank you

13:35to all your supporters and players.

13:37Even if

13:39we've been laid off for a long time,

13:41you're still there

13:43supporting me

13:45and not just me,

13:47but the whole

13:49MMA community

13:51of the Philippines.

13:53Thank you, thank you very much.

13:55I just want to tell you

13:57why we're able to

13:59enter

14:01that stage.

14:03Merry Christmas.

14:05God bless us.

14:07Champ, Champ mentioned

14:09Merry Christmas.

14:11Is Champ still there?

14:13He has a plan for this Christmas.

14:15A holiday season.

14:17Is Champ still there?

14:19Champ, what's your plan?

14:21What are your plans?

14:23Where will you celebrate Christmas?

14:25Maybe we can eat together.

14:29Sadly,

14:31when I'm

14:33focused on the fight,

14:37I have a diet plan

14:39that my nutritionist gave me.

14:41I can't eat

14:43without nutrition.

14:47If you can't eat,

14:49we can eat.

14:51Just give us some.

14:53Just kidding, Champ.

14:57Just kidding.

14:59Champ, thank you very much for your time.

15:01We know you're a very busy person.

15:03And of course,

15:05this year,

15:07the ACL injury and all,

15:09don't lose hope.

15:11We'll get everything

15:13in the end.

15:15Thank you very much, Champ,

15:17and good luck in your future fights.

15:19Especially in the trilogy fight

15:21against Brooks.

15:23Good luck, Champ, and thank you very much

15:25for inviting me to PDB Sports.

15:27Thank you for having me.

Sports Banter | Panayam kay One Strawweight MMA Champion Joshua Pacio

Category

Transcript

Recommended