One of the most unpredictable hunters of the light heavyweight division will return on Saturday evening.
It is not surprising that many fans will expect a knockout on August 23 in the UFC Shanghai main event.
After he has withdrawn Anthony Smith into his last outing, Zhang Mingyang gets a huge opportunity to pick up the biggest victory of his career in a home floor.
'Mountain Tiger' meets an opponent who has a track record because he is both the delivery person and recipient of devastating knockouts.
Johnny Walker may have had some big setbacks in his career, but when he arrived in the UFC for the first time, he made the impression.
Johnny Walker hit Khalil Rountree Jr. out in his UFC debut in 2018
After collecting a record of 13-3, usually fighting in Brazil with a few exceptions, Johnny Walker was given the opportunity to compete for a UFC contract.
He appeared in 2018 in Dana White's Contender Series Brazil and defeated Henrique da Silva to book his place in the selection before he made his debut a few months later.
The Octagon arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 17, where Walker met on the main map with Khalil Rountree Jr. With light heavyweight.
Although this took a long time before Rountree Jr. One of the best hunters in the division would be, he came from a huge knockout victory for dreaded striker Gokhan Saki.
Unfortunately for the American, this time it was he who was the one who was stopped in the first round.
Walker was able to give fans a small taste of his creative attack during his debut and landed a huge elbow in the clinch that he followed with a second to drop his opponent.
Some unnecessary follow -up recordings of Walker made sure that the referee stepped at 1:57 of the first round.
Johnny Walker was able to build on this debut to produce an immediate run to the top of the division
Although it can take years before many hunters make their way of debuting in the UFC to a top hunter in their division, Johnny Walker did this in a year.
After he Jr. Khalil Rountree. Had eliminated, he produced two highlight-reel worthy back-to-back first round finishes to appear as one of the most exciting hunters in light heavyweight.
Johnny Walker's Early UFC OpponentSevultkhalil Rantree Jr.ufc Fight Night: Buenos Airesko (Ellebogen) – 1:57 From Round 1justin Ledetufc Fight Night: Fortaleza, Braziltko (spinning fist and bumps) Knee and punches) – 0:38 of round 1
His breakout run was ended in his fourth fight under the UFC banner where he was stopped by Corey Anderson at UFC 244.
If he had won that fight, chances were that Walker would be placed as the next title -Uitdager of Jon Jones.