Felipe Bunes wants Tim Elliott after slick armbar led to first UFC win

LAS VEGAS – Felipe Bunes beat Jose Johnson with a first-round submission Saturday to shut out the preliminary card at UFC Combat Night time 249 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Have a look contained in the struggle with Bunes, a former LFA flyweight champion who pulled off an armbar upset for his first UFC win.

Felipe Bunes def. Jose Johnson

End result: Felipe Bunes def. Jose Johnson through submission (armbar) – Spherical 1, 2:04Updated information: Bunes (14-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Johnson (16-10 MMA, 1-3 UFC)Key stats: Bunes now has 9 of his 14 professional wins by submission.

Bunes on the struggle’s key second

Felipe Bunes def. Jose Johnson, UFC Combat Night time 249 (through UFC)

“I’ve been at this for fairly a while – 22 years in jiu-jitsu. I’m very affected person. I simply tried to be calm, affected person, taking my time. I’ve tried to be aggressive earlier than, but it surely’s not in me – not my nature. (I need to) wait and determine it out, and if the opponent doesn’t give me the chance, I’ll create the chance. You’re at all times on the lookout for one thing on the market at that time. He gave me the arm and I used to be in a position to benefit from it.”

Bunes on expectations

“Pay attention, I’m not higher than anyone. I don’t suppose I ought to have that mindset that I’m higher than anybody. What I attempt to do is change into higher every single day – change into higher as a fighter, change into higher as an individual, change into higher as a dad. I’m right here to show to myself that I might be that particular person. I imagine I’m actually good and I might be the perfect, however to ensure that that to occur, if I’m alleged to, line them up and I’ll undergo all of them to show myself that I might be that particular person and the perfect.”

Bunes on what he needs subsequent

Tim Elliott

“My supervisor informed me that Tim Elliott can be somebody to problem, so I challenged him within the octagon. It’s someone that may be an incredible struggle. I feel it could be an honor to struggle him. … Hopefully Tim takes on the problem.”

To listen to extra from Bunes, take a look at the video of the complete post-fight interview above.

For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Combat Night time 249.

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