WATCH: Fabricio Andrade puts Mark Abelardo to sleep in ONE Championship debut

Before Fabricio Andrade runs it back with John Lineker this week, relive “Wonder Boy’s” fantastic promotional debut in ONE Championship.

In July 2020, the Brazilian powerhouse faced seasoned MMA fighter ‘Tyson’ Mark Abelardo at ONE: No Surrender in Thailand. Despite coming in as a rookie, Andrade nevertheless boasted an intimidating kickboxing record of 28-1, whereas Abelardo who had 19 wins under his belt, was looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss against Troy Worthen at ONE: King of the Jungle.

The match started out strong with Andrade finding his range early with the first body kick of the night. He kept Abelardo backpedaling against the ring as he used his long reach to punish his rival with straight jabs and kicks. He continued to do well defensively, as ‘Tyson’ tried to close the gap with a single-leg takedown through-out the match.

Eventually, Aberlardo scored the takedown in the second round, but Andrade got the better of that exchange. Scrambling to take the back, Andrade quickly locked in the rear-naked choke to sleep the Filipino-Kiwi warrior within seconds.

Relive Fabricio Andrade’s sleek submission finish of Mark Abelardo below:

The shocking upset marked Fabricio Andrade as one of the most skilled and dangerous strikers entering the bantamweight division that year. A credit to his team at Tiger Muay Thai, the 25-year-old phenom got better and better after each new match. He remains undefeated at ONE with an impressive record of five straight wins, one draw, and four knockouts.

Watch ‘Wonder Boy’ improve his unbeaten record to six when he faces John Lineker in a rematch for the vacant ONE bantamweight world title at ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video.

North American fans can watch the event live and for free on Friday, February 24, with an active Amazon Prime subscription.

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Fans are hyped to see Fabricio Andrade shadow boxing inside the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium

Unlike John Lineker, Fabricio Andrade doesn’t have to catch a flight for his upcoming rematch this Friday.

He’s lived in Thailand for the past few years to train at the famed combat sports facility at Tiger Muay Thai. As such, Andrade probably has first-dibs to feel out the ring before his big day.

A few days ago, ‘Wonder Boy’ was seen shadow boxing under the phosphorescent blue lights of the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, with boxing coach John Hutchinson writing in the comment section:

“🔥HISTORY TIME 🥇”

Fans flocked to Instagram to share their support with the following comments:

“Float like a butterfly 🦋 Sting like a bee 🐝.”

“New one FC champion.”

“Let's go champ , the champ is here 🏆🏆🏆.”