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Noelle Grandjean def. Lea Bivins at ONE on Prime Video 3: Best photos

Check out these photos from Noelle Grandjean’s unanimous decision win over Lea Bivins at ONE on Prime Video 3.

Check out these photos from [autotag]Noelle Grandjean[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Lea Bivins[/autotag] at ONE on Prime Video 3 in Malaysia. (Photos courtesy of ONE Championship)

John Lineker vs. Fabricio Andrade at ONE on Prime Video 3: Best photos

Check out these photos from the no contest between John Lineker and Fabricio Andrade at ONE on Prime Video 3 in Malaysia.

Check out these photos from the no contest between [autotag]John Lineker[/autotag] and [autotag]Fabricio Andrade[/autotag] at ONE on Prime Video 3 in Malaysia. (Photos courtesy of ONE Championship)

ONE on Prime Video 3 results: Fabricio Andrade’s low blow breaks John Lineker’s cup; fight declared no contest

John Lineker writhed in pain and simply could not continue after taking a hard knee to the groin that broke his cup.

“His cup is broken. His cup has been shattered.”

Those were the words from the ONE on Prime Video 3 broadcast booth as [autotag]John Lineker[/autotag] writhed in pain on the mat after taking a hard knee to the groin from [autotag]Fabricio Andrade[/autotag]. And it was true: The knee was so hard that Lineker removed his broken cup from his shorts.

The illegal blow also abruptly ended Friday night’s main event in Kuala Lumpur as Lineker couldn’t continue, declaring the fight a no contest. With Lineker already stripped of the bantamweight title after missing weight, the result also meant that Andrade – who was still eligible to win the title – couldn’t walk away with the gold.

Not an ideal conclusion for either man, but especially Andrade who might’ve been on his way to a finish after hurting Lineker with a perfectly legal knee before following up too low.

Andrade (8-2) got out to a great start in Round 1 when he started touching up Lineker (35-9) with an assortment of jabs and straight lefts, one of which staggered Lineker. Just as Andrade started to pour it on, Lineker turned into a wrestler and came up with a critical takedown that may have saved him. He controlled Andrade until about a minute remained, and Andrade was back to using his noticeable reach advantage to pelt Lineker with punches. Lineker’s response was to wing overhand punches, and a left caught Andrade before the round ended.

Early in Round 2, Lineker landed a nice combo of four hooks to the body and face. Lineker shot in for a takedown and ate a knee on the way in. When Andrade found his way back to his feet, Lineker continued with his attack, but a key moment came while they were standing, as Andrade landed a hard straight left hand that caused Lineker’s already damaged right eye to close. That allowed Andrade to repeatedly connect in the final minute, which left Lineker with bad swelling. Still, the cageside doctor allowed him to continue.

Round 3, though, didn’t last long. Andrade landed a hard knee to the stomach that hurt Lineker, but when he backed up to the cage, Andrade threw the fateful low blow that ended the fight.

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Lea Bivins embracing the family business ahead of pro debut at ONE on Prime Video 3

Lea Bivins might be making her pro MMA debut Friday, but she’s far from a stranger to the world she’s jumping into.

[autotag]Lea Bivins[/autotag] might be making her pro MMA debut Friday, and without the benefit of an amateur career, but she’s far from a stranger to the world she’s jumping into.

Bivins has spent her life exposed to combat sports thanks in large part to her father, Anthony Bivins, who has six pro MMA fights and now is her head coach at the gym her family owns near Sacramento, Calif.

The 20-year-old started training when she was 5 and has childhood experience in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wrestling and pankration. But now her focus is on MMA, and she’ll make her pro debut to kick off the ONE on Prime Video 3 card at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bivins (0-0) takes on Noelle Grandjean (3-0) to open the card at atomweight (115 pounds).

“I’m the first bout, so I get to set the card off and show everybody my skills and how hard I’ve been working,” Bivins told MMA Junkie Radio. “I do not have an amateur record. I decided to not go amateur and save my body for pros, so that way I have less of an injury rate. I’m starting in the game kind of young, so I’ll have multiple years to be able to be in the pro game, which I think is an advantage to me.”

Bivins was supposed to make her debut earlier this year, but had a ONE Championship fight fall out when her opponent missed weight and pulled out. So she’d like to get this first one out of the way, then maybe get another one in before the end of the calendar year.

After that, she wouldn’t mind getting some more work in with ONE’s first family, brother-and-sister champions Angela Lee and Christian Lee, in Hawaii.

But she said she prefers her family’s gym as her main training ground as opposed to the bigger-name teams where it’s possible to get lost in the shuffle.

“This year I’d like to go 1-0 or 2-0. Long-term, I’d like to start climbing the ranks of the atomweight division,” Bivins said. “There’s a lot of girls in my division – I think it’s one of the biggest divisions they have. So I’d like to start climbing the ranks.

“Long-term, I’d like to start training in Hawaii with Angela and Christian Lee, as well, getting a few more fight camps in with them, or just going over there and getting training in with them. That’s always great. I’d just like to be a really great fighter and just make a really big name for myself in the game.”

Check out the full interview with Bivins in the video above.

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John Lineker stripped of title after missing weight for ONE on Prime Video 3

John Lineker lost his title on the scale ahead of ONE on Prime Video 3.

[autotag]John Lineker[/autotag] has been stripped of the ONE Championship bantamweight title after missing weight Thursday.

Lineker lost the promotion’s 145-pound title on the scale after he weighed in at 145.5 on his first attempt and 145.75 on his second try ahead of his ONE on Prime Video 3 headliner vs. [autotag]Fabricio Andrade[/autotag], who did make weight.

The weigh-in results were reported by the South China Morning Post.

The fight will go on as scheduled, with Lineker being fined 20 percent of his purse and Andrade still eligible to become the new ONE bantamweight champion if he’s victorious.

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It’s an unfortunate turn of events for Lineker, who won the bantamweight title this past March when he knocked out longtime champ Bibiano Fernandes.

Lineker, a seven-year veteran of the UFC, is 4-0 since making his ONE Championship debut in October 2019. Three of his victories have come by knockout/TKO.

Andrade, 25, is 8-2 as a professional and rides a seven-fight winning streak heading into ONE on Prime Video 3, which takes place Friday (Saturday locally) in Kuala Lumpur and streams on Amazon Prime Video.

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MMA Junkie Radio #3304: Guest Fabian Edwards, UFC 280 preview, John Lineker’s title stripped, more

Thursday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here.


Thursday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here.

On Episode 3,304, the fellas bring on guest [autotag]Fabian Edwards[/autotag] from Bellator. In addition, they look ahead to Saturday’s UFC 280 and its two title fights, discuss John Lineker losing his ONE title for missing weight, and more. Tune in!

Stream or download this and all episodes of MMA Junkie Radio over at OmnyStudio. You can also catch it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and more. A new episode of the podcast is released every Monday and Thursday.

John Lineker, Fabricio Andrade promise knockouts in ONE on Prime Video 3 bantamweight title bout

ONE Championship bantamweight champ John Lineker and challenger Fabricio Andrade promise to land the knockout blow in their title fight.

Both competitors in the upcoming ONE Championship bantamweight title bout promise to land a knockout blow on their opponent.

Looking to defend his title for the first time will be the hard-hitting [autotag]John Lineker[/autotag] as he takes on [autotag]Fabricio Andrade[/autotag], who has strung together an impressive series of finishes himself.

The title fight will serve as the main event of ONE on Prime Video 3, which takes place at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Oct. 21. The event streams live on Amazon Prime Video.

Andrade (8-2 MMA, 5-0 ONE) enters his title opportunity against Lineker (35-9 MMA, 5-0 ONE) on a seven-fight win streak, which includes five finishes. His last three bouts did not make it out of the first round. Despite his recent run, Lineker is undeterred and is confident the belt he acquired in March by knocking out Bibiano Fernandes will remain around his waist.

“I think he’s more emotional than confident,” Lineker said through an interpreter during a virtual pre-fight news conference. “Yes, he’s coming as the challenger so he has all the weight on him. I’m the champion. I’m already here, I just have to keep my place. He should focus instead of talking so much, into building himself up for the fight.”

Andrade, 25, says he plans on adding Lineker to the list of names he has knocked out in what will be the biggest fight of his career thus far.

“He don’t need to worry about how prepared I am for this fight,” Andrade said. “He can be sure that I’m going to bring a level of fight that he never saw in his life, and he can be sure that I’m ready to knock him out. The talk, it is what it is. I’m not here to say stuff that is not true. I’m just talking facts. I’m a better fighter and I’m coming to knock him out.”

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Lineker, 32, has over four times the professional MMA experience than his opponent, including sharing the cage with some of the best bantamweights the UFC had to offer when he was with that promotion from 2012-19. The champion recognizes Andrade’s skills, but ultimately believes his calling card will be the deciding factor.

“Fabricio is a great striker, great muay Thai fighter, good kicks, good hands, but what I think will make the difference is my heavy hands, my iron fist,” Lineker said. “You guys have seen that when I strike, I strike strong, and it impacts the punch.”

The challenger isn’t concerned about the power coming his way, though. Andrade believes he is equally strong in striking, and his three-straight first-round finishes support his argument.

“I believe I’m as powerful as he is,” Andrade said. “But I think what makes the difference is my fight IQ and my skills. He just got punches, I got punches, I got kicks, I got knees, and I got movement. I got everything I need. So, the power is even, but my skill is way above his.”

“Yeah, I have my punch, but that’s all I need,” Lineker said in response. “This is like football, I just need to score one goal to win, so I just need one good punch to win.”

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