Fabricio Andrade shares what Anatoly Malykhin gave him on his birthday

No.2-ranked bantamweight Fabricio Andrade is gearing up for his world title showdown with reigning ONE bantamweight world titleholder John ‘Hands of Stone’ Lineker.

Interestingly, the challenger will now have a special t-shirt to wear on his way to the circle this Friday night. The customized t-shirt is a gift to 'Wonder Boy' from interim heavyweight champion Anatoly Malykhin.

“Anatoly Malykhin is the gift that keeps on giving 🎁 Can Fabricio Andrade pick up the biggest prize of his career when he faces John Lineker for the bantamweight strap at ONE on Prime Video 3?”

Check out the Instagram video below:

The shirt, as seen in the Instagram embed above, is a version of Malykhin’s famous Arjan Bhullar ‘chicken’ shirt that featured the face of the heavyweight champion superimposed on an animated chicken.

Andrade’s version of course features John Lineker’s face. This can be seen as another statement by the challenger, who has been trash-talking his opponent dating back to before the two were ever slated to clash in U.S. primetime.

As a 15-year veteran, ‘Hands of Stone’ has heard it all. Going into his first world title defense since capturing the bantamweight crown from former champion Bibiano Fernandes, Lineker is cool, calm, collected, and ready to add another highlight reel knockout to his resume on Friday night.

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Fabricio Andrade is ready for five rounds but plans on only needing one at ONE on Prime Video 3

Fabricio Andrade will step into the circle at ONE on Prime Video 3 ready to fight five hard rounds with John Lineker, but he has no intentions of going the distance when the two throw down in the evening’s highly-anticipated main event:

“I’m prepared to fight five rounds, but I don’t believe he can be able to take all the damage that I’m going to bring at the start of the fight. I’ll finish him in the first.”

In five fights under the ONE Championship banner, Fabricio Andrade has secured four finishes, three of which have come by way of knockout. ‘Wonder Boy’ will certainly try to secure knockout number four when the two heavy hitters head to Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 21.

“He thinks I’m like all the other guys he’s fought. He has no idea what’s coming. He can throw all the punches he wants. I’m still going to knock him out.”