LAS VEGAS – Jafel Filho flexed his jiu-jitsu skills in his second-straight first-round finish at UFC Fight Night 239, and now wants a test against someone who is well-versed on the mat.
Filho (16-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) made quick work of Ode Osbourne at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas behind a hyper-aggressive gameplan. Ultimately, it paid off in the first round, getting the win over Osbourne by a rear-naked choke. Still young in his UFC career, “Pastor,” a BJJ black belt, wants his next test to be against another solid grappler.
“I saw Jimmy Flick coming off a win, somebody who was a champion in LFA,” Filho told reporters at a post-fight news conference. “Myself a champion of Shooto, I think it would be really cool to actually have a battle of grapplers.”
