Charles Johnson’s wild UFC 330 submission was no fluke: ‘Once or twice a week’

Charles Johnson claims he’s proficient in the Scottish twister.

Johnson (20-9) was originally scheduled to fight Jose Ochoa in an Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight tilt. However, Ochoa withdrew after the tragic death of his Chute Boxe teammate, Allan Nascimento.

Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Eduardo Henrique stepped up on three days’ notice to replace Ochoa against Johnson, who earned a bonus for a sensational and rare submission.

Charles Johnson routinely practices the Scottish twister that finished Eduardo Henrique

While Henrique was efficient on the feet, Johnson wore him out with a well-rounded approach. As Henrique was trying to reverse a takedown, “InnerG” caught him in a Scottish twister to force the tap in the third round. Johnson’s Scottish twister was the second ever in UFC history, following Murtazali Magomedov’s win over Melsik Baghdasaryan this past June.
Johnson claims he regularly trains the move in practice and successfully lands it at least once a week. The flyweight veteran also revealed that he learned the move from former Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Patrick “Patchy” Mix.

“I hit that at least once or twice a week on people in practice, so it’s just about getting there,” Johnson said at the post-fight press conference. “Patchy Mix actually showed me that move, so I’m going to give him his flowers, man. He showed it to me about a year and a half ago.”

Johnson has struggled for consistency in his last six outings, but has remained active, already recording four fights this year.

This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com

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