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ONE Championship recently posted a compilation of John Lineker’s vicious hooks.
Lineker’s nickname is ‘Hands of Stone’ for a reason. The former bantamweight world champion is always looking for a finish, leading to three of his four ONE Championship fights ending by knockout.
After an anticlimactic end to his fight against Fabricio Andrade, the Asia-based promotion wanted to remind everyone how dangerous the Brazilian is by posting an Instagram video with the caption:
“Hands of Stone” is a FORCE to be reckoned with 🤯 John Lineker rematches Fabricio Andrade for the vacant ONE Bantamweight World Title on February 24 at ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video! 👑 @johnlinekermma”
Lineker had a disappointing performance at ONE on Prime Video 3. He was forced to vacate his bantamweight world championship after missing weight and then suffered a brutal groin shot that ended his bout against Andrade with a no-contest. Luckily, ‘Hands of Stone’ has an opportunity to right his wrongs on February 24 at ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video.
John Lineker reveals his favorite career knockout
John Lineker made his ONE Championship debut in October 2019, defeating Muin Gafurov by unanimous decision. Since then, Lineker has knocked out his last three opponents - Kevin Belingon, Troy Worthen, and Bibiano Fernandes for the bantamweight world championship.
During an interview with MMA Sucka, Lineker labeled his knockout against Fernandes as his favorite:
“This victory certainly meant a lot to me. Without a doubt it’s my favorite knockout, because it was a great battle for the belt. For all that, I put it as my favorite knockout win. It was a moment of great happiness. It was at that moment that I saw that all my effort and all the battles I had faced up until then was worth it.”
Despite his impressive run in ONE, Fabricio Andrade has tried to discredit Lineker during their ongoing rivalry. ‘Hands of Stone’ is hoping to silence Andrade and regain the bantamweight world championship in the main event of ONE Fight Night 7, which can be watched live and for free by North American Prime Video subscribers.
