Owen Jones earned a measure of revenge at ONE Fight Night 44, defeating Fabricio Andrey by split decision three years after losing to the Brazilian.
The 21-year-old Brit controlled much of the featherweight submission grappling match to improve his professional record to 17-6.
After the victory, Jones admitted the result meant more because of their history:
Yeah man, it feels good. Obviously, nothing better than some revenge, you know? He beat me three years ago when I was like an 18-year-old.
So, to show that I’ve leveled up a lot since then and have a super competitive match where I dominate most of it, man, feels good.
Jones felt he dictated the pace throughout the contest, particularly during the standing exchanges and leg entanglements that ultimately earned him the judges’ nod:
Yeah, I felt like I was pushing the pace most of the time on the feet. Like he was walking backwards a lot.
And then when we got to the ground, I had one really close inside heel where I think I popped his foot a few times…He kind of got that one kimura to the armbar that was pretty close, but I felt like I didn’t really panic.
I immediately defended it, cleared the elbow, and then got back straight on the attack.
Believing he deserves another high-profile matchup after defeating a grappler who had been linked to Kade Ruotolo, Jones called for a clash with fellow rising star Cole Abate:
Yeah, for sure, man. That’d be a sick match. Obviously, me and Cole are the same age, we kind of came through the ranks, we never managed to fight, but we were in the same division. I think it’d be a good clash of styles.
Obviously, he’s quite good, so I’d love to prove that he’s overrated, you know? Go and smash one of the AOJ boys up, for sure.
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