Stephen Loman was entertained by ‘all-out’ war between Fabricio Andrade and John Lineker

Filipino bantamweight contender Stephen Loman caught the recent world championship encounter between Fabricio ‘Wonder Boy’ Andrade and John ‘Hands of Stone’ Lineker. He came away impressed and entertained with how it went down.

The two top Brazilian fighters finally gave their world championship mix-up a conclusive ending in their rematch at ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video on February 24 in Bangkok. Andrade emerged as the new ONE bantamweight world champion a few months after they fought to a no contest in October 2022.

Speaking to The MMA Superfan, Stephen Loman said the Andrade-Lineker rematch exceeded his expectations. For that, he gave props to the protagonists for putting on a great show.

‘The Sniper’ said:

“I was surprised that the fight went back and forth because the first fight seemed like there was still some sort of feeling-out process. But this rematch, wow! They really let it all out and they really wanted to knock each other out. That’s why I was so surprised because you can really feel the intensity of the world title fight.”

Watch the interview below:

Stephen Loman was interested in the result of Lineker-Andrade II as he was highly tipped as the next opponent for the winner of the fight. As expected, Andrade called out the Team Lakay fighter after the contest, challenging him to come and get the title from him.

Stephen Loman was last in action in November, defeating former ONE bantamweight world champion Bibiano 'The Flash' Fernandes by unanimous decision at ONE on Prime Video 4.

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Stephen Loman excited by prospect of fighting for bantamweight belt at ONE’s U.S. shows

Team Lakay fighter Stephen Loman hopes to fight for a world title in the immediate future and to do so in the United States would make it even more special.

‘The Sniper’ shared this in an interview with The MMA Superfan back in January, saying it is on his bucket list to compete in the U.S. and perform live to fight fans there.

Stephen Loman said:

“Yes, I want to try and fight in the U.S. That would be exciting, I want to go there someday.”

He added:

“If they give me the chance, like they’ll give me a world title shot after the fight between Fabricio and Lineker, and it’s in the U.S. Wow. That’s a first world country, a superpower. I’ll be extremely happy and excited. What’s important is that I can bring my skill to the fight, and win.”

Watch the full interview in the video below:

ONE Championship is slated to descend on the U.S. for its first-ever live show there on May 5. ONE Fight Night 10 on Prime Video will go down at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. It is headlined by the ONE flyweight world title clash between reigning world champion Demetrious Johnson and rival Adriano Moraes.

The event will be available live and for free to all Prime Video subscribers in North America.