Chi Lewis-Parry declares ‘compulsive liar’ Jon Jones to be ‘the DiCaprio of MMA’

Chi Lewis-Parry (6-1, 2 KO’s) originally came to AKA as a sparring partner for Daniel Cormier as he prepared for his rematch with Jon Jones. When that fight was nixed due to Cormier sustaining an injury, Lewis-Parry booked a spot on the GLORY card in May then stayed on to help former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez train for his July fight with Travis Browne.

A two-sport competitor himself, Lewis-Parry has largely refrained from training MMA in his time at AKA, concentrating instead on his stand-up. “It’s a bit frustrating sometimes but I have to keep my eyes on the prize. I am competing under GLORY rules next month so I don’t want to lose focus or get injured doing things I don’t need to be doing,” he tells Bloody Elbow.

“Bellator is an option, World Series of Fighting was an option back in December, there’s been UFC dialog. But right now my focus is to get a title shot in GLORY. We’ve just seen Mladen Brestovac get a title shot, even though he lost to Benjamin Adegbuyi in the contender tournament that got Benny the title shot. So I reckon if I can get top five, I can get that title shot.

“I want to win this next fight and then I am going to start calling for it. Rico Verhoeven knows I will sell the s–t out of it. Experience doesn’t matter, it’s a fun fight and it will draw. So let’s get this win and then I am going to start calling for a title shot. The poster alone will be better than the fights he’s had. Why? Because I will be on it.”

Aside from a two-fight UFC tenure, Inocente (28-7, 15 KO’s) is also a Shooto and Strikeforce veteran. He is a striking specialist and like Lewis-Parry has maintained a two-sport presence. For some years he was present at The Blackzilians in Florida – he had a notorious rivalry with Alistair Overeem there – but he is now back in his native Brazil.

He debuted at GLORY 27 with a stunning spinning heel-kick knockout win over Demoreo Dennis who, ironically, and dropped to light-heavyweight after a KO loss to Lewis-Parry. After the win, Inocente …

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