"Lineker is just different" - Fans feel the power behind John Lineker's insane first-round finish of Alexey Balyko

Former ONE bantamweight MMA world champion John Lineker feels right at home in the 145-pound Muay Thai division. His utter domination of Alexey Balyko in their bantamweight Muay Thai bout at ONE Fight Night 25 last Friday, Oct. 4, inside the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand is proof of that.

The world's largest martial arts promotion shared Lineker's monstrous knockout of the Russian standout on Instagram:

Fans in the comments section were in awe of Lineker's power:

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"Lineker is just different 🔥🔥🔥🔥"

"His hands need to be studied."

"The power on John Lineker is crazy."

"That was wild!"

"My bruh @johnlineker 👊🏿🔥"

Screenshot of fans' comments. [ONE Championship/Instagram, screenshot]

'Hands of Stone' had been teasing the lead left hook as his go-to weapon, which the Tiger Muay Thai product unfortunately failed to take note of. This ultimately gave the Brazilian star the opening he needed to land the knockout blow.

Lineker is now on a two-fight winning streak since debuting in the 'art of eight limbs' with a second-round knockout of Asa Ten Pow at ONE 168: Denver on Sept. 6 inside the Ball Arena.

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John Lineker unsurprised with knockout victory over Alexey Balyko

John Lineker is proud to have given fans another memorable knockout at ONE Friday Fights 81, which earned him a $50,000 performance bonus from ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong.

During the post-fight interview with Mitch Chilson, the OCS Jiu-Jitsu product stated:

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"First of all, I'd like to say thank you ONE for this opportunity. This is what I do, every time I come, I knock out everyone."

Fans in the United States and Canada with an active Prime Video subscription can rewatch ONE Fight Night 25 on demand.

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