It was not a good year for this group of UFC hunters until Johnny Walker arrived on stage.
Walker turned out to be a lot wrong last Saturday in the MMA community with his performance in China.
While Zhang Mingyang was generally predicted to become the newest man who beat the Brazilian and secured a highlight-of-the-life victory for his home fans, Walker Zhang ended in the UFC Shanghai headliner to end the card with a large upper hand.
The result brought the veteran Light Heavyweight Competier back on the right track after a point of three fights without a victory, and it was also the key in breaking a curse that had hit some of the best fighters in his country in 2025.
Brazilians were 0-10 in UFC head events for the victory of Johnny Walker
Walker's assignment in the Shanghai Indoor Stadium On August 23, the 11th UFC Main Event marked a Brazilian hunter in 2025. Remarkably, one of the most successful countries of MMA this year was 0-10 in headline places.
The tone was determined in January when Brazilian contenders were on the losing side of both main events. After Amanda Ribas was submitted to the Apex, Islam Makhachev Renato Moicano defended UFC 311 in Los Angeles to successfully defend the lightweight title.
The top star of Brazil may not have been able to stimulate things at UFC 313 in March, where Alex Pereira lost his title to Magomed Ankalaev.
Since then there have been defeats for Diego Lopes, Carlos Prates, Deiveson Figueiredo, Gilbert Burns and Tallison Teixeira. One of the most recent was also a difficult night at the office for Charles Oliveira. After Makhachev had left the belt of 155 pounds, Ilia Topuria Oliveira played on UFC 317 to succeed the Dagestani.
Against the expectation, it was necessary to break the curse and make it 1-10.
Three of the following four UFC head events will contain Brazilian stars
After Walker broke the curse, a few Brazilians still have the chance to continue the momentum of their country in the most important event.
After a short break, the Stint of the UFC Overseas takes the Octagon back to Paris, France, on 6 September. In the main event, Caio Borralho Battle Nassourdine Imavov will see with a potential shot in the middleweight title of Khamzat Chimaev on the line.
Brazil then gets a headline victory when the third edition of Noche UFC takes place in San Antonio's Frost Bank Center. The main event on September 13 will have high commitment to featherweight between Jean Silva and Diego Lopes.
A few weeks later the October scheme starts with the chance of Pereira for revenge on UFC 320. After not being sitting by Ankalaev, 'Patan' will try to make a quick return to the light heavyweight throne and the Tally of Active Champions of Brazil Boost.