Johan Estupinan confident twin Jordan will dazzle alongside him on global stage: "We are going to be the biggest show"
Johan Estupinan is certain his twin brother, Jordan, will hit the ground running on the global stage of ONE Championship. The JCFernandez and Team CSK athlete – the organization's first signing from Columbia — moved to 4-0 under the ONE banner, keeping his unbeaten streak intact at the expense of Zakaria El Jamari at ONE Fight Night 25 on Friday, Oct. 4.
Speaking on the possibility of linking up with his sibling in the promotion, the 22-year-old had this to say at the post-event press conference:
"This is just going to be pretty amazing when my brother joins me, and together, we are going to be the biggest show this company will have."
While Jordan will have some tough tests awaiting him should he join Johan Estupinan, he wouldn't need to look too far for inspiration with 'Panda Kick' already carving his name as one of the promotion's top up-and-coming superstars.
The Colombian phenom's second-round knockout of El Jamari was his third highlight-reel finish in ONE after he put Sean Climaco and Kouta Omori to sleep in May and September respectively. The Santiago de Cali native also holds a unanimous decision win over Zafer Sayik.
Johan Estupinan admits Zakaria El Jamari's dynamite hands forced him to push for KO
Despite appearing as confident as ever, Johan Estupinan admits that Zakaria El Jamari's heavy strikes were one of the reasons that dialed him up to hunt for the finish in the second round.
In the post-fight interview with Mitch Chilson, the 22-year-old said:
"He woke me up. Actually, I got angry when he hit me. I was like, 'No, no one can touch you, wake up! Hit him.'"
The Moroccan striker appeared to have things going his way for large stretches of the opening frame. But that inability to find a match-winning sequence cost him dearly just a minute into the second canto.
Relive their epic back-and-forth flyweight Muay Thai encounter at ONE Fight Night 25 for free, available exclusively to active Amazon Prime Video subscribers in North America.