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Kwon Won Il has a hunger that only a piece of ONE Championship gold could satisfy.
The South Korean knockout machine will challenge familiar foe Fabricio Andrade for the ONE bantamweight MMA world title on the stacked ONE 170 card on Jan. 24 at Impact Arena.
Kwon, who had a rapid rise through the bantamweight MMA ranks, posted on Instagram that he's ready to suplant Andrade and claim his place on the throne as the new ONE bantamweight MMA world champion.
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"4 weeks left! I'm excited and scared, but I think I can do it!!! I'll show you the underdog's rebellion. 🔥And New🔥," wrote Kwon Won Il ahead of his world title showdown against Andrade in Bangkok.
'Pretty Boy' is one of the most confident fighters in ONE Championship, and he shows that brash personality through his entertaining trash talk and electrifying fighting style.
Kwon, the number-three ranked bantamweight MMA contender, has nine wins in the promotion and boasts an ungodly 100 percent finish rate.
After falling short against Andrade in their first meeting at ONE 158, Kwon went on a tear and chalked up three straight knockout wins against Mark Abelardo, Artem Belakh, and Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg.
Kwon's other notable wins in ONE Championship were against multi-time BJJ world champion Bruno Pucci and former ONE bantamweight MMA world champion Kevin Belingon.
With such a laundrylist of victims under his belt, Kwon now looks to add the biggest name in his division to his hitlist.
Kwon Won Il promises a world of hurt awaits Fabricio Andrade at ONE 170
Kwon Won Il isn't just interested in dethroning Fabricio Andrade, he's determined to avenge his earlier loss against the ONE bantamweight MMA world champion.
In an interview on the Anything Goes podcast, Kwon promised to send Andrade to the shadow realm in the most painful way possible.
Kwon said:
"You know, if he gets beaten up and he gets hit by me, he would be so surprised that he might even cry. It's gonna hurt him bad. It might make him cry, you know. So let's see."
