Jimi Manuwa wants to fight.
Manuwa, who suffered a July knockout loss to current UFC light heavyweight No. 1 contender Volkan Oezdemir, posted on social media recently that he has been turned down for fights by Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Glover Teixeira.
These lhw’s are pussys
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) December 21, 2017
These pussys are declining fights to hold on to their positions. What’s the point in rankings if your not gonna fight the top guys. #pussys
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) December 21, 2017
Glover declined. Shogun declined.
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) December 21, 2017
Prior to the loss to Oezdemir, Manuwa had earned knockout wins over Corey Anderson and Ovince Saint Preux. He is 17-3 overall in his career, including a 6-3 mark with the UFC.
Rua has scored three consecutive wins, including a March finish of Gian Villante. Teixeira finished Misha Cirkunov and is 5-2 over his last seven fights.