Fabricio Andrade expects his entire team in his corner at ONE Fight Night 7: “I’m gonna have a lot of supporters”

Fabricio Andrade is going for the vacant ONE bantamweight world title this week and is bringing along his entire team.

“Wonder Boy” takes on John “Hands of Stone” Lineker in an all-Brazilian rematch for the bantamweight belt on February 24 at ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video in Bangkok. They will look to give their championship clash a conclusive ending after their first title encounter back in October ended in a no-contest.

For his important match at hand, Fabricio Andrade expects his entire team to be in his corner and his supporters to rally behind him in his title quest at the famed Lumpinee Boxing Stadium.

He shared with SCMP MMA:

“Yeah Johnny Boy come, a lot of people come, I got like you know four, five people arriving today and many people coming for the fight so I’m gonna have a lot of supporters on Friday.”

Watch the interview below:

Fabricio Andrade went nearly all the way to winning the ONE bantamweight world title in his first showdown with Lineker before he accidentally struck him in the groin late in the third round. It eventually led to the fight being ruled a no-contest as Lineker was unable to continue.

For the rematch, Andrade and his team continued to build on the positives they saw from last time in training while also addressing loopholes in their game plan to round out their thrust.

ONE Fight Night 7 will be aired live and for free to all Prime Video subscribers in North America.

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Fabricio Andrade reveals interesting cross-training regimen in preparation for John Lineker

Fabricio Andrade is determined to claim the vacant ONE bantamweight world champion for himself and did everything possible in training to succeed in his goal.

His preparations involved doing an intense cross-training regimen geared towards getting him into great fighting shape when he faces off against John Lineker in their all-Brazilian rematch for the bantamweight gold on February 24 at ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video in Bangkok.

In an interview with Bonjour Sports, Andrade provided an idea of what his training was like:

“I think yoga is really good. I really stretch a lot and I try to do some hot yoga especially now at the end of preparation but my training is really hard. I do a lot of Muay Thai, wrestling, strength and conditioning so it’s gonna be like, everything is gonna be so organized and you feel like you can do everything through the week, and every training is so intense.”

Andrade is looking to redeem himself after he blew a golden opportunity to win it all in his first title encounter with Lineker back in October after he accidentally struck his opponent with a knee in the groin in the third round that forced the match to end in a no-contest.

Prior to the unfortunate outcome, 'Wonder Boy' was in his element, puzzling and giving his opponent a beatdown with his energetic activity and effective striking.