"Continue conquering" - Brazilian fans have Fabricio Andrade's back heading into ONE 170 world title tussle against Kwon Won Il

The current ONE bantamweight MMA world champion, Fabricio Andrade, experienced struggles in his journey before he reached the top of the combat sports world.

Andrade shared this during a recent Instagram post that he published on his Instagram account, and he wrote its caption with:

"The fight gave me a goal and a dream, but the journey was not easy, especially coming from where I came from, but it is not impossible either, those who dream achieve their dreams, so I hope to continue realizing my dreams and motivating people to do the same, I still have many to achieve but I am very grateful for everything that has happened."

In the video, 'Wonder Boy' shared that he didn't grow up in an environment where he needed to thrive and that he lost motivation several times throughout those challenges.

However, the Brazilian MMA powerhouse was able to push through and willed his way to becoming one of the sport's brightest stars. Fans applauded him for this incredible underdog story, as users @neiljerferson, @lannymorais.y, @itamar_sousa007, @_rose_maia87, and @fgabriel.fs sent their praise for him through their comments:

"Congratulations and may God bless you abundantly so you can continue conquering your ideals with success, you deserve it 👏👏👏👏"

"I still remember if it were toda, the Jiu boys speaking in the fraternity that you were the promise of MMA and that's where you are today, God is with you 🙌🙌"

"Jesus poured into your life all the qualities of a champion. U are a blessed man by God bro"

"I'm very excited to have witnessed his start in the fight. So happy for your accomplishments!!! ❤️❤️"

"Always calm and focused on the goal. God bless you, champ! 💪🏆🙏"

Screenshot of fans' comments

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Fabricio Andrade wants to make Kwon Won Il cry in their championship rematch at ONE 170

The Evolve MMA and Tiger Muay Thai representative is gearing up for a championship rematch against South Korean MMA star Kwon Won Il on Jan. 24 at ONE 170 at Impact Arena.

Andrade will defend his bantamweight MMA crown against 'Pretty Boy,' but he sent a chilling warning to him ahead of their match. During his latest appearance on the Anything Goes podcast, he claimed:

"You know, if he gets beaten up and he gets hit by me, he would be so surprised that he might even cry. It's gonna hurt him bad. It might make him cry, you know. So let's see."