Bellator middleweight Jordan Newman sees “winnable fights” ahead of him in the promotion’s 185lb rankings.
Newman earned a submission victory over Matthew Perry at Bellator 297 this past Friday in Chicago. That win improved his record to 6-0, and the 27-year old known as “Not Human” Newman is now looking for an opponent with a number next to his name.
“Look at my record, I’m 6-0. I think it’s time I start getting pushed up,” Newman, a Roufusport product, said following the fight. “You look at the rankings, you look at who’s ahead of me, I think there’s some winnable fights. We’ll just have to see where that takes me.”
“So far, my competition has been decent. I just want to keep getting better and better competition, keep proving myself, keep proving myself to myself and everybody else why I’m here,” he added.
In terms of the winnable fights he sees, “pretty much everyone on the bottom half of the rankings,” suggested Newman. “If you look at the division, it’s not like super super deep. I’m not calling anyone out right now, but I will be calling someone out here soon when I decide with my coaches who I want to fight. So yeah, definitely [a ranked opponent is] what I’m looking for.”
Watch the full Bellator 297 post-fight press conference appearance by Jordan Newman above.
