#UFCVegas89 video: Fernando Padilla dubs himself 'Mexican Jon Jones' after submission of Luis Pajuelo

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#UFCVegas89 video: Fernando Padilla dubs himself 'Mexican Jon Jones' after submission of Luis Pajuelo

After giving nods to Monkey D. Luffy of “One Piece” throughout fight week by wearing the fictional character’s signature straw hat, Fernando Padilla nicknamed himself after another well-known character, albeit a non-fictional one, after a beautiful submission win at UFC on ESPN 53. “I mix it up – down, up, elbows, knees, submissions, everything,” Padilla said during his post-fight interview with Paul Felder. “I have everything! The Jon Jones of …