Bibiano Fernandes Talks John Lineker at One: Bad Blood and One Championship Legacy

Bibiano Fernandes defends his bantamweight world championship against John Lineker in the main event of ONE: Bad Blood. This transpires on February 11th from the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

I spoke with Fernandes ahead of this clash and we touched on several subjects such as: -The relief of getting back after a two and a half year layoff

-The excitement of this being Bibiano Fernandes' first opponent in close to four years that isn't Kevin Belingon

-Where John Lineker ranks on the stacked resume of Bibiano Fernandes

-Where all the trash talk began leading into this ONE: Bad Blood title clash

-December historically being a big month for Bibiano Fernandes competitively and the epic VTRs

-Seeing possible prospects in other weight categories after this bantamweight title defense

-Past work at AMC Pankration and also Revolution Martial Arts 

-The pandemic hindering his ability to visit his home country of Brazil for a while now

-Working with guys like Jeremy Kennedy and Jared Revel; Fernandes having such a strong presence in Canada and inspiring so many young fighters 

-Being the quintessential martial artist who is oriented to a respect minded approach

-Our mutual appreciation for Fedor and his legacy

-Living in the jungle and overcoming malaria as a kid with the context of how amazing it is for Bibiano Fernandes to give his son such a great life now

-If we could see a second-generation MMA competitor in the Fernandes family

-If there's any desire for Bibiano Fernandes to be in a bantamweight World Grand Prix within ONE Championship

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