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Jonathan Pearce eyes Giga Chikadze or Dan Ige next after win over Darren Elkins: “I know there is not a guy in this division that can beat me”
Jonathan Pearce knew it would be hard to finish Darren Elkins, but is happy with his performance. Pearce was looking to improve to 5-0 at featherweight at UFC Orlando and was taking on Elkins. He had a ton of confidence heading into the scrap and he believes he showcased all his skills and showed how […]
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Jonathan Pearce “excited” to face Darren Elkins at UFC Orlando, knows he has to be careful against him: “I have to fight smart and fight perfectly for 15 minutes”
Jonathan Pearce was pumped when he got the call to fight Darren Elkins at UFC Orlando. After Pearce beat Makwan Amirkhani at UFC London in July he wasn’t sure what was going to be next for him. He thought he could’ve gotten a ranked opponent. But, is excited to face Elkins who is someone he […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 103 with Stephen Thompson, Kyle Daukaus, Jonathan Pearce, and Natan Levy
The 103rd episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC Orlando. We’re first joined by sixth-ranked UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson (1:55) ahead of his UFC Orlando main event. Next, UFC middleweight Kyle Daukaus (19:22) comes on. UFC featherweight Jonathan Pearce (36:40) then stops by. Closing out the […]
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Jonathan Pearce says he “really wanted to hurt” Makwan Amirkhani at UFC London after he “disrespected” him before the fight: “All week this guy was bullying me and pushing me around”
Jonathan Pearce couldn’t wait to fight and beat up Makwan Amirkhani at UFC London. Throughout fight week, Pearce says he saw Amirkhani multiple times and when he did, the Fin would bully Pearce and not let him pass or size him up. After Amirkhani did it over and over again, Pearce says he couldn’t wait […]
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Jonathan Pearce confident he’ll finish Makwan Amirkhani at UFC London: “He doesn’t have the will to win like I do”
Jonathan Pearce was excited when he got the call about fighting Makwan Amirkhani at UFC London. Pearce is 3-1 in the UFC but is 3-0 at 145lbs after losing to Joe Lauzon in his promotional debut. He will now get another big-name opponent in Amirkhani, who Pearce is excited to fight. “I was really excited, […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 87 with Volkan Oezdemir, Muhammad Mokaev, Jonathan Pearce, Charles Rosa, and Kyle Nelson
The 87th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC London. We’re first joined by ninth-ranked UFC light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir (2:39). Next, UFC flyweight Muhammad Mokaev (13:34) comes on. UFC featherweight Jonathan Pearce (24:54) joins the show. UFC featherweight Charles Rosa (36:42) then stops by. Closing […]
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Jonathan Pearce is calling a first round finish over Christian Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 48: “The experience will be too much”
Jonathan Pearce plans to show Christian Rodriguez that there are levels to this game. Pearce was supposed to fight Austin Lingo at UFC Vegas 48. However, Lingo was forced to withdraw from the contest and the undefeated fighter in Rodriguez stepped up. Although Rodriguez is undefeated and even won the Contender Series, Pearce doesn’t think […]