Jeremy Pacatiw says John Lineker’s KO loss to Fabricio Andrade was similar to his

'The Juggernaut' Jeremy Pacatiw knows what it feels like to take a knee strike from the dangerous 'Wonder Boy' Fabricio Andrade. Both John Lineker and Pacatiw have felt the force of the fight-ending shot.

Jeremy Pacatiw faced top-ranked bantamweight Fabricio Andrade in early 2022 and lost via TKO by way of a knee to the body. 'Wonder Boy' then used the same strike to hit 'Hands of Stone' Lineker during their world title match. While it ended the fight, it led to a No Contest due to it being accidentally to the groin as Lineker was unable to continue

The 26-year-old Pacatiw recognizes the knee strike as being the same. Ahead of the Andrade vs Lineker rematch booked for February 24, in an interview with Bong Lozada of The MMA Super Fan, Pacatiw explained:

"What happened to Lineker was too similar with what happened to me. When Andrade got me with the knee, it was I who rushed in with a body shot. When I did that, Andrade immediately connected with the knee."

Pacatiw recognized the mistake instantly. He continued:

"In my mind I said, ‘Oh I shouldn’t have done that, that’s wrong’ but I did anyway and boom he got me. Right in the ribs."

Watch the full interview below:

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Fabricio Andrade looking to knock out Lineker in their rematch

'Wonder Boy' Fabricio Andrade and 'Hands of Stone' John Lineker will soon meet in the ONE circle for the vacant bantamweight crown. The world championship rematch between the Brazilian strikers has been booked for ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video, which will go down on February 24 at the legendary Lumpinee Stadium.

All the action will be broadcast live and for free on Prime Video for all Amazon subscribers across North America.

The 25-year-old Brazilian has predicted that this ONE bantamweight world title match will end by way of knockout. In an interview with ONE Championship, Andrade said:

“This fight will end in a maximum of two rounds. And it will definitely end with me knocking out John Lineker one more time ... He knows I’m better than him. His chance of winning this fight is if something extraordinary happens. But we know that I’m the best athlete, that this is my moment, and that I’m going to be the champion.”