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MMA: Pacatiw looks forward to career-defining match against Fabricio Andrade

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Jeremy " juggernaut="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/02/08/the-juggernaut.jpg" the=""/><figcaption>Jeremy &quot;The Juggernaut&quot; Pacatiw. Handout photo.</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- Jeremy &quot;The Juggernaut&quot; Pacatiw wasted no time in showcasing his worth in ONE Championship, and he is determined to maintain his momentum at ONE: Full Circle.Pacatiw will return to action on February 25, when he takes on Fabricio &quot;Wonder Boy&quot; Andrade at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.The Filipino bantamweight is thrilled for another opportunity to fight, but he is wary of the challenge presented by the Brazilian fighter.&quot;I&#x27;d say that my upcoming fight with Fabricio Andrade will be the most ambitious pursuit I have in my career as I get a chance to face a ranked fighter,&quot; Pacatiw said.Andrade is already a proven commodity in the division, and currently sits at No. 4 in the official rankings. He enters the match armed with a five-fight winning streak.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/25/22/mma-zamboanga-elated-to-get-ham-seo-hee-rematch">READ: Zamboanga elated to get Ham Seo Hee rematch</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/19/22/mma-loman-takes-no-3-spot-in-bantamweight-rankings">READ: Loman takes No. 3 spot in bantamweight rankings</a></li></ul>&quot;Wonder Boy&quot; has been clinical in his approach and showed his lethal form in his most recent outing, scoring a first-round technical knockout of Li Kai Wen at ONE: Winter Warriors II last December.But Pacatiw has also shown that he can be competitive in ONE Championship, and made a statement in his debut last July at ONE: Battleground. There, he put together a dominant performance en route to a unanimous decision win against Chen &quot;The Ghost&quot; Rui.Team Lakay head coach and founder Mark Sangiao understands that his ward is coming in as a massive underdog against Andrade, but he knows that fights are won on the canvas and not on paper.&quot;Fabricio Andrade is carrying five wins in a row to his name and we&#x27;re not glossing this over. But we&#x27;re also not selling Jeremy Pacatiw short. Our Team Lakay athlete will take great strides to the cage with only one goal, to put his name into that top-flight rankings,&quot; Sangiao said.Pacatiw also knows that, and looks at this bout as a chance for him to indeed show that he&#x27;s arrived in the bantamweight scene and that he&#x27;s ready to become the latest contender from Baguio to stake his case for a title shot -- in the same breath of his peers Kevin &quot;The Silencer&quot; Belingon and Stephen &quot;The Sniper&quot; Loman.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/02/22/mma-team-lakay-coach-sees-big-things-for-loman">READ: Team Lakay coach sees big things for Loman</a></li></ul>&quot;Getting that win will definitely draw me closer to the top. Indeed, this is another opportunity for me to unleash my skills and I can&#x27;t wait,&quot; he said.ONE: Full Circle will see three world titles being contested, headlined by two-division ONE world champion Reinier &quot;The Dutch Knight&quot; de Ridder defending his middleweight crown against the current ONE welterweight world champion Kiamrian &quot;Brazen&quot; Abbasov.