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Fabricio Andrade Defends Title with Vicious 42-Second Finish in ONE 170 Co-Main Event

"Wonder Boy" defended his bantamweight MMA title for the first time with an emphatic win.
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Fabricio Andrade returned to MMA for the first time in nearly two years to defend his bantamweight title against Kwon Won Il at ONE 170.

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Following five-straight wins to kick off his ONE Championship career, Andrade challenged John Lineker for the promotion's bantamweight MMA belt at ONE Fight Night 3 in a bout that was unfortunately declared a No Contest due to an unintentional groin strike.

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An immediate rematch between the two Brazilians at ONE Fight Night 7 saw Andrade claim the belt when Lineker retired on the stool after the fourth round, and later that year "Wonder Boy" made a failed bid to become a two-sport ONE titleholder when he challenged Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion Jonathan Haggery but was stopped in the second round.

Andrade told MMA Knockout ahead of his return that he was excited to get back to MMA and had never expected to be away from the sport for so long, and at ONE 170 the 27-year-old faced a familiar foe in South Korea's Il.

"Pretty Boy" was stopped in just over a minute when he and Andrade first met in 2022, but after thatsetback Il went on an impressive three-fight run where he stopped all three of his opponents with strikes.

Andrade entered ONE 170 as a significant favorite to defend his belt even after a significant layoff from MMA, and it took less than a minute for the Brazilian to floor Il with a vicious barrage of strikes before the referee intervened to save the South Korean from further harm.

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The highlight-reel performance followed Nabil Anane's stoppage-win against Nico Carrillo to claim the interim ONE bantamweight Muay Thai title, and after defending his belt for the first time Andrade indicated that he wants at least three more title defenses before the end of the year.

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Drew Beaupre
DREW BEAUPRE

Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.

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