According to Porter, cutting down to 205 lbs was a poor decision, leading to his knockout loss against Jones. Additionally, Porter did not have a complete idea of Jones’ skillset as ‘Bones’ was also in the initial stages of his career. The Connecticut native told MyMMANews ahead of his promotional debut against Chris Daukaus at UFC 252:
Parker Porter had scored a third-round TKO win over Kiplagott Stewart in his debut at Combat Zone 24. After a decision win over Randy Smith at CZ 25, Porter cut down to light heavyweight, taking on Jon Jones at World Fighting Championship 3. However, things just did not work out for him against ‘Bones’.
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Parker Porter is on a winning streak in the UFC
The 36-year-old came into the UFC with a 9-5 record. Things didn’t start well for the heavyweight after signing for the promotion.
Porter suffered a first-round TKO loss against Daukaus on his UFC debut. However, he has since turned things around. Porter came into UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill on the back of consecutive wins over Josh Parisian and Chase Sherman.
Porter took on Alan Baudot in a heavyweight matchup at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill. The American outgrappled Baudot throughout the three rounds to earn an emphatic unanimous decision win and continue his winning streak.
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