ONE Championship: Demetrious Johnson praises Fabricio Andrade ahead of ‘great fight’ with John Lineker
- Andrade will challenge his fellow Brazilian Lineker for bantamweight gold at ONE on Prime Video 3 on October 21 in Kuala Lumpur
- Johnson, the new ONE flyweight champ, says 24-year-old ‘could really draw out some of Lineker’s big shots’ with the right game plan
Fabricio Andrade’s growing fan base now includes one of the greatest fighters of all time: Demetrious Johnson.
Andrade is slated to challenge his fellow Brazilian John Lineker for the ONE Championship bantamweight title at ONE on Prime Video 3 on October 21 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ahead of the fight, the 24-year-old found himself on the receiving end of some high praise from Johnson, a legendary former UFC champion and as of last month, the king of ONE’s jam-packed flyweight MMA division.
“Fabricio Andrade, he’s [expletive] good,” Johnson, 36, told ONE’s official website.
“I really like Andrade. I really, really do. I think it’s the way he comes out and fights. He pushes the pace, he takes risks. I think that fight against John Lineker is going to be a great fight.”
At this point, there is no denying Andrade’s ability. The Brazilian has won all five of his fights under the ONE banner, with just one of those fights going the distance.
Yet he will have his hands full against the bantamweight champion Lineker, who is known for his vicious punching power – power that was on all full display when he knocked out MMA legend Bibiano Fernandes to win the title earlier this year.