J. Walker returns to the Octagon at UFC 253, In September. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @johhnywalker
Brazilian promise for the light heavyweight division (up to 93kg.), Johnny Walker He already has a date to return to the octagon. After two consecutive defeats, the athlete returns to action against Ryan spann No. UFC 253, which takes place on September 19, with no confirmed location. The information was released by 'ESPN'.
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After a meteoric rise in the organization, Walker quickly fell into the public's favor after three consecutive lightning victories in the company. The athlete, however, ended up falling in performance and saw his chances of fighting for the belt momentarily disappear after the defeats to Corey anderson (2019) and Nikita Krylov (2020)
For his next challenge, Ultimate decided to select the Brazilian for another test. The combatant will be committed to facing the dangerous Ryan spann, who has four positive results in a row and has never lost in the UFC.
In 14th place in the organization's rankings – one behind Walker – Spann will have the opportunity to overtake the fighter from Belford Roxo (RJ) and continue his journey towards the top of the category.
Johnny, in turn, wants to prove that he can perform at a high level against strong opponents. This will be the 23-year-old Brazilian's 28rd fight as a professional in MMA.
The expectation is that the UFC 253 be headlined by the long-awaited confrontation between Israel adesanya e Paulo borrachinha, who will face each other in the fight for the middleweight belt (up to 83,9kg.).
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