ONE Championship: Dustin Joynson says Arjan Bhullar ‘came out trying to kill me’ in ‘terrible’ training experience
- Heavyweight MMA champion was ‘really cold’ during a short period training together, Joynson claims
- ‘I’m never trying to knock out my training partners in sparring,’ Canadian contender says
Dustin Joynson has yet to meet Arjan Bhullar in the ONE Championship Circle, but he knows the heavyweight champion well.
The two heavyweights are both from British Columbia in Western Canada, and spent a short period training together before their arrivals in Asian martial arts promotion ONE.
“It was a terrible experience,” Joynson told the Post.
The two heavyweights crossed paths when Bhullar, 35, was competing for the UFC, and looking for fresh sparring partners.
“I spent a week and a bit training with him.” 36-year-old Joynson said. “He paid me once when he was first starting in the UFC to come train with him for one of his fights.”
The invitation struck Joynson as “a great opportunity to train with another heavyweight”, but things did not go as he expected.
“I get there, he’s really cold, doesn’t say anything. He’s just like ‘you can go over there and warm up’,” Joynson said.