Moraes brushes off foe's home court advantage

MANILA, Philippines — Adriano Moraes will face rival Geje Eustaquio in his foe's home turf, but the Brazilian fighter is anything but fazed.

Meeting for the third time in their ONE careers, Moraes and Eustaquio are set to make history as the league's first trilogy fight at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Friday, January 25.

Despite holding the bout in front of Team Lakay supporters, Moraes isn't fretting about the Filipino's fans come fight night.

"It don't affect me, I guess it's going to affect him... the pressure is on him. For me, it's just one more step," the former Flyweight champion said.

A confident Moraes comes into Friday's matchup with a promise: this fight will end early.

The Brazilian claims victory during the first or second round. "This fight will not go to the judges," he said.

The much-awaited Eustaquio-Moraes title fight will serve as the main event of the ONE Championship: Hero's Ascent fight night. Aside from Eustaquio, two other Team Lakay fighters, Danny Kingad and Honorio Banario, will also battle it out in the cage against Tatsimutsu Wada and Lowen Tynanes, respectively.