“I lost sight” - Fabricio Andrade says he made crucial strategic mistakes that lead to Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu defeat

Former ONE bantamweight MMA world champion ‘Wonder Boy’ Fabricio Andrade of Brazil admits there were some crucial mistakes that he made in his loss to new champion ‘The Tormentor’ Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu of Mongolia.

The two squared off at ONE Fight Night 38: Andrade vs. Baatarkhuu on Prime Video, where ‘Wonder Boy’ succumbed via rear-naked choke in the first round and surrendered the gold in the process.

Taking to Instagram to address his defeat, Andrade talked about where he thinks he faltered. The Brazilian star said:

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“Now, after a few days after the fight, I’ve had the opportunity to review some mistakes I made, and I would like to speak with you here about the fight. Within a minute of the fight, I had already knocked him down two times, and I think I lost sight of the strategy a bit.”

Andrade feels that he came into the fight with the right game plan, but failed to deliver on it, abandoning it for a more finish-first approach. This, he believes, is what ultimately led to his downfall.

Fans in the United States and Canada can catch all the action of ONE Fight Night 38: Andrade vs. Baatarkhuu on Prime Video via replay on-demand with an active Amazon Prime Video subscription.

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Fabricio Andrade says he needs to fix a few flaws in his game: “I’m a very explosive guy”

‘Wonder Boy’ Fabricio Andrade expects to be able to book a rematch with ‘The Tormentor’ Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu in the near future. But first, he wants to fix a few flaws in his game, including exercising patience.

The Brazilian star said:

“If you watched my previous fights, you know I’m a very explosive guy. Several of my previous fights were finished early. But when I applied the knockdowns to him, my head just thought about finishing the fight. And all the shots I threw after that were to try to knock him out – to try and end the fight.”

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Edited by Aziel Karthak