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Two Light Heavyweights in search of a win are set to collide at the upcoming UFC 279 pay-per-view (PPV) event as Johnny Walker and Ion Cutelaba have been booked to square off on Sept. 10, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to MMA Fighting.

Walker will try to stop the bleeding of his two-fight losing streak, which saw him lose a unanimous decision to Thiago Santos before getting knocked out by Jamahal Hill. Prior to those setbacks, Walker — who was once thought of as a future title contender — had racked up a 4-2 record inside the Octagon.

As for Cutelaba, he has been all over the place since making his UFC debut in 2016, unable to consistently win enough fights to put him in the position to crack the Top 10. A win over Walker will get him closer. He was last seen losing to Ryan Spann a few months ago, giving him his fourth loss in last seven fights.

As it stands, UFC 279 is set to be headlined by a five-round Welterweight fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz, who is looking to fight out his contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Stay tuned for more UFC 279 fight card announcement in the coming weeks.

Some of the stars from the scheduled UFC 280 pay-per-view (PPV) event, which is set to go down on Oct. 22, 2022, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, will be on hand in London, England, this afternoon (Fri., July 22, 2022) for a special pre-fight press conference to promote the stacked show.

Among them will be former Lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira, who will battle Islam Makhachev for the vacant title in the five-round main event. Also on hand will be Sean O’Malley, who will take a huge step up to face off against former Bantamweight champion, Petr Yan, in a three-round affair. Rounding out the guests is Belal Muhammad, who will battle undefeated (15-0, 5-0 UFC) Sean Brady in a pivotal Welterweight bout.

The trio will take the stage to field questions from the media (and perhaps a few from the fans) prior to the UFC London weigh-ins starting at 11 a.m. ET, and you can follow along in the embedded video player above.

Soon after the conference concludes, stick around to see Curtis Blaydes, Tom Aspinall, Paddy Pimblett, Alexander Gustafsson, and the rest of the fighters from UFC London weigh-in ahead of the ESPN+-streamed event inside the famed O2 Arena.

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