Whoever watched the fight between Fabricio Andrade and John Lineker would have effortlessly reached the edge of their seats. The match was one of the greatest fights the MMA community got to see at ONE Championship. Andrade was on fire! He made sure that he threw a lot of punches at his opponent, Lineker. The bout was a rematch between the two, which took place at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. They both first faced each other in October at ONE on Prime Video.
The last match between the two resulted in a no-contest after ‘Wonder Boy’ threw a low-blow in the third round. Finally, when they both came together for the rematch, Andrade made sure that he destroyed his opponent. The gruesome fight ended with both of them in the hospital. However, an epic picture from the hospital was seen circulating on social media. The photo indicated that the fight was taken with good sportsmanship.
Fans react to the epic photo shared from the hospital
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Andrade threw continuous strikes at Lineker, which caused serious injuries. The severe injuries suffered by the “Hands of Stone” resulted in a corner stoppage after round four.
The fight between the two took a while to come to fruition. Many dramatic events, like Linekar missing the fight, took place in between.
Fabrício Andrade & John Lineker in the Hospital After Their Fight
by u/Yodsanan in MMA
Keeping this in mind, one of the fans commented, “This kinda reminds me of the beginning of Rocky II.
One of the fans appreciated the two for putting forth a great fight.
“Two legitimately high level guys putting on a banger outside the UFC, you gotta treasure these moments”
Another fan considered the strikes Linekar had to take, and he commented:
“Lineker ate way too many jabs man, great fight though Andrade was killing it with the knees too.”
One of the fans pointed out how safety comes first in a professional fight.
“Some criticism about having stopped liniker x Andrade. It was a hard to do, specially it being a title fight. Both johns eyes were closed, I had to take that dec. Safety comes first. Congrats to both men & to Fabricio for winning the title!oss!'”
One fan was mesmerized by the strength of the Wonder Boy. “Andrade is made of steel”
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Another fan commented about the match. “You knew it was over when Lineker landed a ton of fight Enders that Andrade just ate”
One person even questioned whether Linekar was beaten up this badly ever before. Thus, the fight had many talking about it.
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The emotional words from Andrade following his victory at ONE Championship
Andrade got highly emotional after the title bout. He said, “I have no words to explain what this means to me.”
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It was his dream to win such a prestigious championship and to be able to change his family’s life. It has been a long journey for the fighter. With the new win, it would be interesting to see his career ahead. Currently, he has a professional record of 9-2 and he only hopes extend his victory further.
What are your thoughts on Andrade and Linekar’s epic battle at ONE?
