Jones avoids comparison with Walker's rise. Photo: Reproduction / YouTube @ufc
The meteoric rise of the Brazilian Johnny Walker impresses the UFC world and brings comparisons with the biggest light heavyweight star: Jon Jones. After the fighter from Rio de Janeiro knocked out the Latvian Misha Cirkunov, in just 38 seconds, last Saturday (02), a reporter asked the champion if the Tupiniquim athlete would be 'the new Jon Jones'.
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Without blinking, 'Bones', as he is known, said: “I think there will only be one Jon Jones”, said the owner of the light heavyweight belt.
The North American also praised the new talents in the category, such as the Brazilians Johnny Walker e Thiago Marreta, but showed confidence to face all the new promises in the division.
“I’m excited for the future of light heavyweight…. I'm going to have to face all the guys. The confidence I had at 23 years old facing (Mauricio) Shogun Rua only grew. I believe in myself a lot and no one said it should be easy, but I feel like I will find a way to make it happen,” he added.
The Rise of Johnny Walker
Walker has an MMA record of 17 wins and three losses. The Brazilian, who debuted in the UFC in November 2018, had a meteoric rise in four months in the organization, with three victories in less than three minutes combined: he won Khalil rountree in 1m57; Justin Ledet, in February, with just 15sec and Misha Cirkunov, 14th in the category ranking, in 38 seconds.
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