{"id":365835,"date":"2020-10-27T15:57:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T22:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=365835"},"modified":"2020-10-27T15:57:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T22:57:26","slug":"miles-johns-believes-things-are-going-to-get-scary-in-the-later-rounds-for-kevin-natividad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/miles-johns-believes-things-are-going-to-get-scary-in-the-later-rounds-for-kevin-natividad\/","title":{"rendered":"Miles Johns believes &#8220;things are going to get scary&#8221; in the later rounds for Kevin Natividad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miles Johns is looking to get back into the win column.<\/p>\n<p>Entering the UFC, Johns had a lot of hype behind him given he was the LFA bantamweight champion and picked up a big win on the Contender Series. He then followed that up with a decision win over Cole Smith in his debut.<\/p>\n<p>However, in February at UFC 247, Johns suffered a second-round TKO loss to Mario Bautista. For the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/sayif-saud-making-fortis-mma-into-a-top-gym-with-five-ranked-ufc-fighters\/\">Fortis MMA product<\/a>, he says he learned a lot from it, and not having the 0 is a big weight off his shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I learned a lot. I was waiting too much and was making it a bigger deal than it was,&#8221; Johns said to BJPENN.com. &#8220;I&#8217;m extremely diligent on everything, writing down my training and what I ate and maybe I was too much. It&#8217;s been a little less of a weight on my shoulders and I feel super strong and super ready. Just be free and go for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now, Miles Johns will return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Octagon<\/a> on Halloween night against UFC newcomer, Kevin Natividad. For Johns, he knows Hawaiian is tough but he expects the longer the fight goes the more success he will have.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s tough and a Hawaiian dude. We are built and fight very similar. We like that double jab with a right, he has a nice left hook. He can also wrestle and he&#8217;d tough but he hasn&#8217;t fought the level of competition I have,&#8221; Johns explained. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been in a 25-minute LFA title fight, been on the Contender Series, fought twice in the UFC. He will come out ready to fight and try and make a statement in his debut. But, when the later rounds hit, that is when things are going to get scary for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Although Johns is looking to get back into the win column he isn&#8217;t putting any pressure on himself. Instead, he just wants to go in there and do what he does best.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a fan-favorite matchup. We both are heavy hitters but I do think I&#8217;m better everywhere. I sometimes try to visualize the fight too much, so I&#8217;m just going in there to fight,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;But, he will make a mistake and I will capitalize on it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will win, Miles Johns or Kevin Natividad?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miles Johns is looking to get back into the win column. Entering the UFC, Johns had a lot of hype behind him given he was the LFA bantamweight champion and picked up a big win on the Contender Series. He then followed that up with a decision win over Cole Smith in his debut. 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