"I am not in my best yet" - Fabricio Andrade remains unsatisfied after one-round mauling of Kwon Won Il at ONE 170

Fabricio Andrade fighting Kwon Won Il. [Photo via: ONE Championship]
Fabricio Andrade fighting Kwon Won Il. [Photo via: ONE Championship]

ONE bantamweight MMA world champion Fabricio Andrade showed the full extent of his striking prowess by utterly decimating world title challenger Kwon Won Il at ONE 170 on Friday, Jan. 24. However, he thinks he can still do better.

'Wonder Boy', who remains undefeated through eight MMA fights under the ONE Championship banner, reviewed his performance and outlined his plans for 2025 during the in-ring post-fight interview with ONE commentator Mitch Chilson:

"I would choose to stay active in MMA. I think I still have a lot of room for improvement. I think I am not in my best yet. I want to defend my belt at least three times more this year and whoever ONE Championship want me to fight, I will fight."

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Entering their world title tilt inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, 'Pretty Boy' was eager to exact revenge and dethrone Anrade after suffering a shocking knockout defeat to the Brazilian in barely over a minute at ONE 158 in June 2022.

However, Kwon's eagerness to trade leather led to him being finished by the 135-pound MMA king — this time in just 42 seconds.

The full replay of ONE 170 is available via watch.onefc.com.


Fabricio Andrade gave Kwon Won Il his props ahead of ONE 170

Kwon Won Il responded to his June 2022 knockout defeat at the hands of Fabricio Andrade with three straight TKO finishes, a feat that the Tiger Muay Thai product had immense respect for.

The 27-year-old said as much in an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda MMA before ONE 170:

"I think after he was knocked out by me, he evolved, trained a lot, and evolved his striking and grappling. It really shows that he's improved a lot since we fought."

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