Johnny Walker returns to the octagon against Jimmy Crute at UFC Las Vegas 23

J. Walker returns to the Octagon in March. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The Brazilian Johnny Walker He already has a date and opponent to return to the octagon. Coming from triumph victory over Ryan spann, in September, the Brazilian athlete faces the Australian Jimmy crute. The fight will be on the card of UFC Las Vegas 23, event scheduled for March 27th, in the USA.

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Walker, who occupies ninth place in the light heavyweight rankings (up to 93.1 kg.), has a professional record of 18 wins and five losses. The Brazilian, who emerged in Ultimate as a sensation, scoring three victories in a row, lost two in a row to Corey anderson e Nikita Krylov. However, in his last fight, in September, the Belfort Roxo fighter made peace with victory by knocking out Ryan spann.

In turn, Curte is 12th in the category classification. He has a record of 12 wins and just one loss. The Australian comes from two victories in a series, the last being against Modest Bukauskas, in October.

To date, the fight between Johnny Walker x Jimmy crute is the only one announced on the fight program of the UFC Las Vegas 23. Stay tuned SUPER FIGHTS schedule to have all the information about the upcoming fights.