Won Il Kwon Calls for Title Shot After Stoppage Win Over Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg

Won Il Kwon made his case for a ONE Championship MMA bantamweight (145-pound) title shot after his win over Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg at One on Prime Video 18.

Kwon scored a second-round stoppage win over Zoltsetseg via ground-and-pound to extend his winning streak to three. The South Korean standout subsequently called for a title shot against champion Fabricio Andrade, who had handed him his last loss in June 2022.

“I only want one thing. Give me the title shot,” Won said. “I want Fabricio. I’m going to kill him. That’s my plan. That’s it…I’m going to kill you baby. Where are you Fabricio? I’m coming for you.”

When asked how he sees the fight playing out, Won kept it simple.

“Knockout,” he said. “I’m going to knock him out.”

Andrade dethroned John Lineker in February 2023 with a lopsided beating that made the former champ’s corner throw in the towel before the fifth round. Lineker has since bounced back with consecutive wins over Jae Woong Kim and Stephen Loman, putting himself back in title contention. However, Won considers himself more deserving of the next gold bid at bantamweight.

“The fight that I have against Andrade will be much more entertaining and I highly believe that the ticket sales will be higher, and it will be able to be sold in Korea as well,” Won said.

Won further hopes that his latest win via ground-and-pound will silence some of the doubts about his ground game.

“To be honest, yes. And a lot of people online have been commenting that my grappling skills are not as advanced, and I tried to show them at least once that I do have the skills,” he said.