Johnny Walker suffers injury and is out of fight against Jimmy Crute at UFC 260

J. Walker 'meditates' after victory in UFC Las Vegas 11. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

the card of UFC 260, which takes place on March 27th, suffered an important drop. The Brazilian Johnny Walker He injured his pectoral muscle during training and will need to undergo immediate surgery. Thus, he was forced to withdraw from the fight against Jimmy crute. The information was released by 'MMA fighting'.

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Considered one of the biggest Brazilian names in the light heavyweight division (up to 93kg), Walker occupies ninth place in the division's rankings. Currently, the Brazilian has a record of 18 wins and five losses. In his last fight, he knocked out Ryan spann, UFC Las Vegas 11.

Jimmy crute, in turn, has a history of 12 triumphs and one setback in his career. At 24 years old, the Australian is 12th in the category and is coming off a victory against Modest Bukauskas by knockout in the first round, at UFC Ilha da Luta 6.

Despite the drop in Johnny Walker e Jimmy crute: UFC 260 will feature a rematch between Stipe Miocic e Francis Ngannou for the heavyweight belt (up to 120,2kg.), in addition to the featherweight fight (up to 65,7kg.) between Alexander Volkanovsky e Brian ortega. The Brazilians Thomas almeida e Vincent Luque will also take action against Sean O'Malley e Tyron woodleyrespectively.