LAS VEGAS – Miles Johns simply competed in his fist UFC co-main occasion bout, and now he desires to step issues up.
The UFC bantamweight referred to as for a important occasion slot for a UFC Combat Evening on the Apex following his win over Douglas Silva de Andrade this previous Saturday at UFC on ESPN 58. Johns (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), who defeated Silva de Andrade (29-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) by choice, would love that headliner bout to be towards veteran Ricky Simon, who’s at the moment scheduled to struggle Vinicius Oliveira on June 29.
“Possibly Ricky Simon vs. Miles Johns within the Apex could be sort of cool, after Ricky beats this Oliveira dude,” Johns advised MMA Junkie on the UFC on ESPN 58 post-fight press convention. “Possibly he’ll, perhaps he gained’t. We’ll see what occurs.”
Johns is aware of his division is stacked, and that there are various potentialities for him to climb the ladder. He ideally desires Simon, however shouldn’t be married to the thought.
“As a lot as I would love that struggle, I’m unsure if Ricky remains to be high 15 or not,” Johns mentioned. “There’s a lot of matchups, and Sean (Shelby) does his job properly, so I’m right here for no matter.
“Nearly as good as I really feel after a win, I at all times really feel tremendous comfortable, and I’m on a excessive, however I even have this pit in my abdomen the place I’m like, ‘Bro, bantamweight is stuffed with monsters. You struggled to get the 4 wins in a row. What number of can we make it? What number of cube can we stack?’ And in the event you take an ‘L,’ that’s advantageous. You get again up and maintain stacking. But it surely’s only a scary division to be in, so I’ll simply be affected person and see what comes subsequent.”
So far as his win, Johns is comfortable to have defeated a seasoned fighter like Silva de Andrade. He’s happy with his efficiency however is aware of there’s loads of room for enchancment.
“I’m proud of that one,” Johns mentioned. “I might’ve cherished to place him away, however the dude is a troublesome dude and he has a warrior spirit. I knew that coming in, however I believe after I return and work on just a few issues, then I’ll begin discovering my finishes somewhat higher. The one grievance that I’ve is that I didn’t put him away.”
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