Jonathan Martinez doesn’t have much to say on the microphone but he talks plenty with his fists and feet in the octagon.
The soft-spoken bantamweight put on a display of striking acumen over three rounds to beat Thomas Almeida in the Brazilian’s first fight back in more than two years. The final scorecards all read 30-27 with Martinez getting the decision while moving to 4-1 in his past five fights in the UFC.
“I feel real great,” Martinez said following his win at UFC Fight Island 6. “I fought a guy I used to look up to.