Off the again of high-profile strikes to the UFC from the likes of former heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar and the less-than profitable enterprise of CM Punk, a present WWE star, Montez Ford (actual title Kenneth Crawford) has performed up his probabilities of moving into the Octagon.
Ford, at the moment a part of the Avenue Earnings secure within the World Wrestling Leisure alongside Angelo Dawkins, can also be a former Marine Corps member, and is properly versed in hand-to-hand fight.
Montez Ford weighs up future UFC transfer
“I don’t suppose folks know, however sure, I used to be within the army and I used to be additionally a brown, nearly a black belt within the army as properly. Now, not solely do I’ve hand-to-hand fight expertise, however I bought life expertise,” Montez Ford defined.
“Bobby (Lashley) mentioned I might do exceedingly properly, particularly as a result of he is aware of my coaching routine and my drive,” Montez Ford instructed. “He is aware of by getting some help in that space, I ought to do exceedingly properly. I can throw palms with anyone right here backstage, together with this one (Angelo Dawkins). I don’t get drained not like some folks. I’m very motivated to take action.”
And in keeping with studies on social media this week, regardless of the ideas of his fellow wrestling star and accomplice, Bianca Belair, Ford has reportedly held talks with WWE govt, Nick Khan a couple of potential transfer to the Octagon within the close to future.
“Montez Ford says he had a need to compete within the UFC, however Bianca Belair shut down his curiosity,” World Wrestling CC posted on their X account.
As talked about above, Lesnar, at the moment ousted from the WWE, made his high-profile UFC debut again in 2008, dropping a gap spherical submission loss to former heavyweight champion, Frank Mir.
A embellished novice wrestling ace, Lesnar would then 4 consecutive victories within the Octagon, together with a title amassing wins over Heath Herring, Randy Couture, Shane Carwin, and the above-mentioned, Mir.
As for Punk, the previous AEW megastar and present WWE expertise featured simply twice within the Octagon throughout his notorious tenure with the Dana White-led promotion — struggling a debut submission loss to Mickey Gall, earlier than a unanimous choice defeat to Mike Jackson was overturned to an official ‘No Contest.
