ONE Championship star Fabricio Andrade plans to seize his first ONE world title in spectacular style on October 21.
Andrade, the No.2-ranked bantamweight, will tackle combined martial arts veteran John Lineker for the ONE bantamweight world title. For Andrade, it will likely be the largest combat of his profession to this point.
Regardless of that, the Brazilian challenger needs to do extra than simply seize ONE gold at ONE on Prime Video 3. He needs to do one thing that no man has achieved earlier than: knock John Lineker out.
Lineker has greater than lived as much as his nickname ‘Fingers of Stone’ with 17 profession knockouts, three occurring contained in the circle. Apart from the harm he offers, maybe ‘Metal Chin’ can be an equally applicable moniker.
Even so, Fabricio Andrade is way from impressed and has each intention of being the primary man to place Lineker to sleep contained in the cage.
In an interview with ONE Championship forward of their U.S. primetime showdown, Andrade shared his want to placed on a present for followers all over the world whereas making historical past on the identical time:
“I feel that not solely the American viewers, however the followers usually prefer to see knockout artists. They prefer to see athletes who are available in to complete the combat.”
Andrade continued:
“I imagine individuals are already impressed with my performances, however they are going to be much more impressed to see me end a man like Lineker, who has by no means been knocked out in MMA.”
Regardless of the trash discuss, Fabricio Andrade has respect for John Lineker
Even earlier than their ONE on Prime Video 3 primary occasion was introduced, Fabricio Andrade was busy speaking about John Lineker.
With the 2 scheduled to throw palms in a world title scrap, the trash discuss has solely ramped up, Nonetheless, make no mistake, there’s a degree of respect that ‘Surprise Boy’ has for his Brazilian counterpart.
As a teen rising up in Brazil, Fabricio Andrade remembers watching his fellow countryman compete within the UFC. John Lineker continues to be a giant title amongst Brazilian followers, and that isn’t misplaced on ‘Surprise Boy’, who shared a phrase of respect for the reigning world champion:
“I feel in ONE Championship, [this is] the largest combat between two guys from the identical nation. As a result of, as I mentioned, he has a giant title, particularly in Brazil. All people is aware of him. I watched the man since I used to be 14 years previous, you already know. In 2012, he was already within the UFC, so I’ve identified him for an extended, very long time. And I do know that our folks know him, and I respect him lots.”
