Joe Ledley loves a good dance.
It’s become something of a tradition for the Wales international to break into a jig to celebrate a victory and now he’s even inspiring his fellow countrymen to follow suit.
Welsh bantamweight Brett Johns stretched his undefeated professional MMA record to 14-0 on Sunday evening when he took to the Octagon for his second UFC outing.
Over the course of 15 minutes in Glasgow, Johns put on a wrestling masterclass to take a pretty comprehensive victory against Albert Morales.
Johns effectively took the striking out of the equation by repeatedly getting Morales’ back against the fence, grabbing a body lock and putting him on his backside via double-legs, which he claimed at will.
Two judges viewed the fight as a routine 30-27 win for the Welshman while the third reckoned Johns had earned two 10-8s, giving him a 30-25.
With the early takedown! @36Johns slams Albert Morales to the #UFCGlasgow canvas pic.twitter.com/18D2OyqUjx
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 16, 2017
The zero on the record of ‘The Pikey’ remained intact as he embraced his American opponent after the final buzzer.
What a battle! @36Johns and @Warrior135UFC left everything in there at #UFCGlasgow! pic.twitter.com/Eflq1qZBwO
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 16, 2017
And Johns took full advantage of his moment in the spotlight as he stared into the camera and shouted “Joe Ledley, baby!” after a Ledley-esque dance in the centre of the Octagon.
"Joe Ledley baby!" @36Johns 😂😂😂 #UFCGlasgow pic.twitter.com/9RpsBQQv44
— Darragh Murphy (@DarrMurphy) July 16, 2017