“Whoever he wants me to fight, I will fight” - Fabricio Andrade open to new challenges after latest world title defense

Reigning and undisputed ONE bantamweight MMA world champion 'Wonder Boy' Fabricio Andrade of Brazil barely broke a sweat in his latest world title defense.

The 27-year-old Tiger Muay Thai representative returned to action after missing the entirety of 2024 due to injury and successfully defended his gold for the first time against no.3-ranked contender 'Pretty Boy' Kwon Won Il of South Korea.

Andrade stopped Kwon with a crushing body shot in the first round, followed by ground-and-pound.

Speaking to the media at the official ONE 170 press conference backstage, Andrade says he is willing to face anyone ONE Championship and Chatri Sityodtong put in front of him.

'Wonder Boy' said:

"Thank you. Yeah, I think there is no other name now that I can say that I want to fight. But there are a lot of people in the division, you know, upcoming fighters. So it's up to Chatri, whoever he wants me to fight, I will fight."

ONE 170 was broadcast live from the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand last Friday, Jan. 24. Fans in the United States and Canada can catch a replay free on-demand via watch.onefc.com.

Fabricio Andrade now dedicated fully to MMA: "I think I am not at my best yet"

After a failed bid at the ONE bantamweight kickboxing world title in 2023, 'Wonder Boy' Fabricio Andrade has chosen to place his focus fully on defending his gold moving forward.

He said:

"I would choose to stay active in MMA. I think I still have a lot of room for improvement. I think I am not at 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."