Bibiano Fernandes has been in with the best bantamweights and featherweights in Asia and he has beaten them all during the course of dominant campaigns that have seen him claim two titles with Dream and one with ONE FC. Masakazu Imanari, Joe Warren , Joachim Hansen, Horoyuki Takaya, Antonio Banuelos, Yoshiro Maeda… Fernandes has beaten them all and more, although Takaya did manage to defeat him in a featherweight rematch. There is no way of knowing whether or not Fernandes is the best 135-pounder in the world at this point, but it is impossible to prove that he’s not because the Brazilian has been absolutely unbeatable in a division which he hasn’t been defeated in since 2007. So while Masakatsu Ueda brings an impressive 16-2-2 record into their ONE FC: Rise of Heroes fight, as well as some big wins of his own, Fernandes says he isn’t losing any sleep worrying about the Japanese veteran. “For me he’s just another opponent; I look at them all the same.” While Fernandes can’t stop winning at the moment, one thing he has yet to do inside the ONE FC cage is finish a fight, although he has registered a quick-fire submission win over Maeda at Dream 18 since signing for Asia’s leading MMA promotion. It is a problem that a lot of dominant champions seem to have, with former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre being the obvious example, but Fernandes is determined to score a stoppage against Ueda
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ONE FC Champ Bibiano Fernandes Says Masakatsu Ueda is “Just Another Opponent” – MMA Weekly