ONE Fight Night 38: “I Can Do Anything”

Fabricio Andrade has been hearing the doubts about his fight for quite a long time. This Friday evening, the Brazilian knockout machine manages to silence them.

Reigning ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion defends his title against Mongolian veteran and No. 4 division contender Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu in the main event of ONE Fight Night 38 on Friday, December 5.

Ahead of their fight at Bangkok's legendary Lumpinee Stadium, the 28-year-old Brazilian made it clear he is ready to show the side of his game that critics question most.

“I'm a complete fighter. I can do anything. And I showed it with my strikes in my past fights with my knockouts. This time I'm going to show how good my grappling is because I have a guy who's going to try to beat me,” Fabricio Andrade told ONE Championship.

The representative of Tiger Muay Thai demolished his opponents with his strikes throughout his near-perfect round ONE Championship run, compiling an 80 percent finishing rate that left elite bantamweights crumpled on the canvas.

John Lineker was arrested. Kwon Won He only lasted 42 seconds in their rematch when that perfectly timed left hook sank into his liver at ONE 170 in January.

Fabricio Andrade's credentials will face a serious litmus test against Baatarkhuu

As impressive as his knockouts were on the world stage, those triumphs came against strikers who played to Fabricio Andrade's strengths. Baatarkhuu will not make this mistake.

36-year-old Mongolian powerhouse brings stifling top controlrelentless pressure and submissions that force opponents to exploit.

The Team Tungaa and Shandas MMA fighter takes this fight into deep waters where Andrade's beautiful striking cannot work.

However, according to “Wonder Boy's” confident statement, the 28-year-old is willing to follow his dance partner wherever the fight takes place, even if it means stepping out of his comfort zone to defend his 26 pounds of gold.

So when the time for discussion is over, Fabricio Andrade is ready to show why questionable credential reviews match the eye-popping brilliance everyone recognizes.

North American fight fans with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription can watch their main event and the rest of the ONE Fight Night 38 card for free, live during prime time in the United States, this Friday, December 5.