Fabricio Andrade is a precocious one. Ahead of his One Championship bantamweight (145-pound) title fight against John Lineker on Friday at One on Prime Video 3, the Brazilian by way of Thailand is reaping the rewards of having begun his fight career early—perhaps a little too early—and is rounding out into championship form in his mid-20s.
The man born Francisco Fabricio de Andrade Dias got into combat sports at a young age, as he explained to Sherdog. “I started training at age 13,” he said. “I started out in muay thai.