“Back to where I was before” – Fabricio Andrade desires to rediscover killer intuition that took him to the highest

Fabricio Andrade’s defeat to Jonathan Haggerty final yr has motivated him to be at his absolute best when he returns sooner or later in 2024.

After scaling to the highest of the bantamweight MMA division with a TKO of John Lineker at ONE Battle Night time 7 in February final yr, ‘Wonder Boy’ returned for his sophomore outing of 2023 towards Jonathan Haggerty for the vacant bantamweight kickboxing world title.

With confidence from his ONE bantamweight MMA world title triumph, the Fortaleza native vowed to finish Haggerty’s profitable streak and punch his ticket to two-sport glory.

Sadly, for the primary time in his promotional tenure, the 26-year-old didn’t stroll the discuss. ‘The General’ despatched him crashing to the canvas in spherical two of their main event meeting at ONE Fight Night 16 contained in the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

However oftentimes, defeats solely spur a fighter onto larger heights – and that’s the mindset that Fabricio Andrade wants to bring when he steps contained in the circle in 2024.

In an unique interview, he advised Sportskeeda MMA:

“When I’m healthy, when I’m strong, I’m going to be back to where I was before. Not the guy who finished Lineker, but the fighter you guys saw defeat and knock people out before I fought for the world title.”

Fabricio Andrade’s good run that took him to stardom in ONE Championship

The whole bantamweight division ought to be on discover if Fabricio Andrade can rediscover his type of outdated that took him to his first-ever MMA world title shot in October 2022.

The Evolve MMA and Tiger Muay Thai consultant went on a five-match profitable streak from July 2020 to June 2022, with highlight-reel finishes of Mark Abelardo, Li Kai Wen, Jeremy Pacatiw, and Kwon Received Il.

After putting ‘Pretty Boy’ from South Korea to sleep, the Brazilian confidently declared himself because the “uncrowned king of the division,” aiming at then-divisional kingpin John Lineker.

As for Fabricio Andrade’s subsequent battle, many predict a trilogy conflict towards ‘Hands of Stone’ or a rematch towards Kwon because the Brazilian’s first task as a ONE world champion.