Jon Tuck – From Upset Knockouts to UFC

Jon Tuck – From Upset Knockouts to UFC

(article by the Coffee Boy)

         We here at Rear Naked News enjoy talking about upcoming fighters, and in the past we have covered up and coming Malaysian fighter Nik “The Bloodhound” Harris, French  BJJ specialist Luc “The Doberman” Rousseau, and French phenom Arnaud “The Game” Lepont.

         Today, we take a look at Jon Tuck and what makes his UFC debut so intriguing.

It took Jon Tuck less than 10 seconds to put away Eduard Folayang – a man who was already the URCC Welterweight champion and would go on to become the Martial Combat Superfight Lightweight winner, and a top contender and superstar in ONE Fighting Championship.

        

Jon Tuck will be facing Zhang Tiequan at UFC on Fuel TV 6 (aka UFC Macao) for his debut with the world’s most prestigious mixed martial arts promotion. His chance at UFC-stardom came as a result of impressing the UFC brass after he lost a fight at the beginning of The Ultimate Fighter 15, despite breaking a toe during the fight.

        

Standing at 5’ 10” tall and weighing in at 155 pounds, Tuck is undefeated in his MMA career with six wins and no losses and has never gone past the first round. Shortly after his knockout victory over Folayang, he won gold at Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup.

        

Well-versed in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and carrying heavy, heavy hands, he was three wins by KO/TKO and three by submission (all rear naked chokes). If his knockout victory over Folayang wasn’t vicious enough, he topped it off with a victory over Tristan Arenal by bringing him to the ground and knocking him unconscious with what is known as “ground and pound”.

Training out of The Arena based in San Diego, he has a ton of solid coaches and teammates behind him to prepare him for the most important fight of his life at this point in his career. First impressions mean everything, and he will certainly be looking to impress Dana White and the less-than-timid fans.

A lot of questions surround his upcoming fight against Tiequan – what’s his gas tank like? Is he all hype? How good is his submission defense? He will get a chance to answer all these questions come November 10, 2012.