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Bantamweight Jeremy Pacatiw felt the power of Fabricio Andrade's knees first-hand in their brief encounter at ONE Championship: Full Circle last February.
'Wonder Boy' dropped Pacatiw with a fight-ending knee to the body in the opening minutes of their match—serving as the second of three straight first-round finishes.
Jeremy Pacatiw described the sequence in an interview with The MMA Superfan:
"The one he hit me with during our fight was no fluke, his timing with that shot was perfect. I was the one who really leaned into the impact because when he landed the knee I was moving toward it. I really collided with that one, he really caught me with it."
Andrade is getting ready for his much-anticipated rematch with John Lineker at ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video for the vacant bantamweight world title.
Jeremy Pacatiw says not to underestimate Fabricio Andrade's chin
'The Juggernaut' has watched Fabricio Andrade ascend up the bantamweight rankings with little resistance. The dominant Brazilian has hardly been tested, but Pacatiw believes his chin is underrated. He stated:
“We also saw in their first fight that Andrade can receive shots well. We saw how he received those shots from Lineker during their first fight, and we saw that he has a tough chin.”
Andrade likes to dictate the fight by using his elite distance control to keep his opponents at bay, which is exactly what he did much of the time against Lineker.
It's well known that Lineker possesses fierce power, especially in his hooks, but he must close the distance in order to land those shots on Andrade.
As for Jeremy Pacatiw, the Filipino is 2-1 inside the circle with victories over Rui Chen and Tial Thang. The Team Lakay affiliate signed with the promotion following a fairly successful stint with Brave CF.
He's currently outside the bantamweight top five, which includes promotional staples like Kwon Won Il, Bibiano Fernandes, and Stephen Loman.
Be sure to tune in to ONE Fight Night 7 on February 24 to watch Fabricio Andrade fight John Lineker live from the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
Check out Jeremy Pacatiw's full conversation with The MMA Superfan below:
