With three straight wins, Charles Johnson wants spot in flyweight rankings after Joshua Van KO at UFC Denver
Charles Johnson wants to be among the worldâs best.
Now on a three-fight winning streak, Johnson (16-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) is hoping heâs done enough to earn a spot in the UFCâs official flyweight rankings, which would open up the doors for bigger fights.
âHopefully, I should be ranked,â Johnson told reporters (FanSided MMA) following his win at UFC on ESPN 59. âThatâs three wins in a row. (No.) 14- and 15-(ranked) havenât done nothing in this promotion for three fights in three years.
â⊠Letâs get some guys that been working and fighting everyone like myself, like (Allan) Nascimento vs. (Jafel Filho) â theyâre fighting. I think one of them will earn a spot, too. I think guys are earning their way up.â
Johnson knocked out highly touted prospect Joshua Van at Saturdayâs UFC on ESPN 59 in Denver. It was a fight many expected him to lose, given the promise Van had show in previous outings.
Charles Johnson delivers huge comeback, stuns Joshua Van with vicious TKO
Johnson knew he had it in him to get past Van, as heâs the present of the division â which is why he took the fight.
âI knew that Van had a couple of fights fall out on him, and he had been training,â Johnson said. âI knew that he was prepared to fight anyone, and Iâm always ready, and I wanted to fight. If I wasnât going to get a ranked opponent next, which it was what I was told, then why not fight the kid on a three-fight winning streak with a finish whoâs being projected to be in the rankings soon? Why not fight him? Itâs a fan-friendly fight. Everybody is going to love the fight, and I could show people that Charles Johnson is different.
âVan has a healthy future in this promotion, but heâs not there yet. Charles is. Itâs time.â
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