"The protector of the family" - Fans feel the love and passion behind Adriano Moraes' emotional fuel in his stellar career

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Adriano Moraes is not only fighting for his legacy as a professional fighter, but he has a more significant motivation out of it.

Although he has already reached the summit of success when he captured the ONE flyweight MMA world title multiple times during his tenure in the world's largest martial arts organization, Moraes has revealed his main reason for competing.

This was revealed in a recent Instagram post by ONE Championship, where they shared a six-slide post that they captioned with:

"Fueled by a mother's love 💕 Will the former ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion claim a pivotal victory over Danny Kingad at ONE 169? @moraesadrianomma"

In the post, 'Mikinho' revealed that he has been trying to repay all the kindness his adoptive mother bestowed upon him, especially treating him like her own.

This moving relationship between Moraes and his mom has touched the hearts of fans, particularly users @howecan, @_simleyhim_, @teep_owee, @john.zhouu, and @hsuboi09, who sent their positive messages through their comments:

"Heartbreaking, glad he was adopted by a wonderful person"

"How can you not like this guy!!!! He's is the protector of the family"

"Somehow it is always these mamabots that are great fighters. Respect and love your mother❤️🙌"

"Almost same story as Mighty Mouse. Two MMA goats 🔥"

"His mom keep ms his head positive. That's how a good mom does it."

Screenshot of fans' comments

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Adriano Moraes looks forward to showcase his skills on the best platform of MMA

The Brazilian submission artist is wrapping up his preparation for his upcoming rematch with Filipino MMA star Danny Kingad on Nov. 8 as part of the stacked ONE 169 card in front of the packed Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Speaking to Sports Illustrated recently, the American Top Team and Constrictor Team-affiliated athlete stated that he's excited to display his skills on the global stage, by saying:

"I'm just here to be grateful and blessed to have one more time with this kind of opportunity. To showcase [my skills] on one of the best platforms of MMA. And that's it, man. I'm just blessed and grateful to have this opportunity on this card."

ONE 169 is available live and free to all Prime Video subscribers in the United States and Canada.