Brandon Vera added to ONE 164 in Manila

Former ONE heavyweight world champion Brandon Vera has been added to the already stacked card of ONE Championship’s first event in the Philippines since 2020 at ONE 164 on December 3 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Headlined by a world championship showdown between ONE strawweight world champion Joshua Pacio and former UFC fighter Jarred Brooks, the 45-year-old Vera will see action on the same night against Amir Aliakbari.

Vera, 16-9 a professional mixed martial artist, is coming off back-to-back defeats by way of technical knockout. He last stepped inside the cage against Arjan Singh Bhullar in April 2021 where he lost his then heavyweight title via second-round TKO.

Aliakbari, meanwhile, has so far gone 1-2 under the ONE Championship banner. He lost saw action against former world title challenger Mauro Cerilli last August where he won via second-round technical knockout.

—JMB, GMA News