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(Archives) Bisping: Johnny Walker Is The Biggest Threat To Jones (2019)

Three years ago, Johnny Walker was viewed as the biggest threat to Jon Jones’ rule over the UFC’s light heavyweight division. Since the following article was written, he has gone 1-3 in his last four fights. Tonight at UFC Vegas 48, Walker will be headlining against Jamahal Hill with an opportunity to remind the world…

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Three years ago, Johnny Walker was viewed as the biggest threat to Jon Jones’ rule over the UFC’s light heavyweight division. Since the following article was written, he has gone 1-3 in his last four fights. Tonight at UFC Vegas 48, Walker will be headlining against Jamahal Hill with an opportunity to remind the world of his potential.

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[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 19, 2019, 1:41 PM]

Headlines: Michael Bisping: I Think Biggest Threat To Jon Jones Is Johnny Walker

Author: Fernando Quiles Jr.

UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping feels Johnny Walker may have the best shot at dethroning Jon Jones.

Walker has been making a name for himself in a short amount of time. Walker has only had three fights in the UFC, but there’s already buzz surrounding the 27-year-old Brazilian bruiser. All three of Walker’s UFC wins have come via KO or TKO. None of those bouts made it to the two-minute mark. He’s also riding a nine-fight winning streak and hasn’t lost since June 2016.

Bisping Says Walker Is Credible Threat To Jones

Bisping has responded to Jones saying that Walker isn’t quite ready for a title opportunity. “The Count” agrees, but he still believes that Walker may pose the toughest challenge for “Bones.” Here’s what he had to say on his Believe You Me podcast.

“I think the biggest threat right now to Jon Jones is Johnny Walker. I think Johnny Walker gives him a lot of problems, but I understand it from Jones’ perspective. He’s still not well-known enough to the average MMA fan. He’s had a big splash, he’s had a few big wins in very, very quick time. And in fact, he’s injured right now because he injured himself with his post-fight celebration. That’s the most damage he takes in his fights, in his own f*cking celebrations.”

Bisping went on to talk about the benefits of not hot-shotting Walker to a title opportunity.

“But he’s not there yet. He needs another win or two. For one I think it would be rushing Johnny Walker and potentially bringing him on a little too far, too soon. And Jones is right. Another couple more wins, put him in a co-main event, even a Fight Night main event against a big name and then all of a sudden you’ve got a real star on your hands. And then that makes the pay-per-view bigger for everybody involved. So, I agree with Jones.”

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Johnny Walker Says He’ll Be A Champ-Champ Soon

Johnny Walker has lofty goals for his career. The Brazilian has captured the attention of the UFC audience for his highlight reel knockouts and post-fight celebrations. But, some aren’t still believing the hype which Walker doesn’t agree wi…

Johnny Walker has lofty goals for his career. The Brazilian has captured the attention of the UFC audience for his highlight reel knockouts and post-fight celebrations. But, some aren’t still believing the hype which Walker doesn’t agree with. “I still haven’t done much (in the UFC),” Walker told MMA Fighting recently. “But there aren’t many guys who […]

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Johnny Walker: I’ll Knock Jon Jones Out If He Fights Me The Way He Did Thiago Santos

Johnny Walker has been the talk of the light heavyweight division for the past several months. Walker has been laying waste to his opponents inside the Octagon rather quickly. He was recently sidelined due to an injury suffered inside the Octagon in his recent outing. However, the injury didn’t occur due to damage inflicted by […]

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Johnny Walker has been the talk of the light heavyweight division for the past several months.

Walker has been laying waste to his opponents inside the Octagon rather quickly. He was recently sidelined due to an injury suffered inside the Octagon in his recent outing. However, the injury didn’t occur due to damage inflicted by his opponent, or damage he inflicted on himself while damaging his opponent.

Instead, Walker was injured while doing the worm as his post-fight celebration. Now that the young Brazilian has been medically cleared to return to the Octagon, he continues to hype an eventual clash with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Due to his early dominance, many have speculated that Walker could be the man to finally give “Bones” a run for his money inside the cage.

Speaking to MMA Fighting recently, Walker addressed Jones’ most recent performance inside the Octagon at UFC 239, where Jones just edged out Walker’s fellow countryman, Thiago Santos, via split decision. Walker said that, if Jones fights him the way he did Santos, he’s going to knock the 205-pound king out:

“I think he can do much better than that,” Walker said. “He definitely has to do more against me, otherwise I’ll knock him out in the first round. I think ‘Marreta’ was a great challenge.

“But ‘Marreta’ got hurt in the first round. Jones is the champion and would obviously win if it went to the scorecards, so I think he took his foot off the gas and the fight went the way you saw.”

Jones has been critical of the mixed martial arts (MMA) community for hyping a fight between himself and a virtually unknown fighter who hasn’t yet defeated a top-ranked opponent. He recently posted the following on Twitter:

“You guys want me to fight someone who is unknown to the general public and hasn’t even fought a top 10 opponent yet? Think about it. Besides if I beat him in December, what would everyone have to look forward to?”

Walker believes Jones is simply scared of getting beat by an unknown fighter, and how much such an occurrence would tarnish his legacy:

“Well, he’s right,” Walker said. “I still haven’t done much (in the UFC). But there aren’t many guys who would give me a big challenge. I don’t have to beat a top 5. People talk too much crap, man.

“People say I don’t have jiu-jitsu, I don’t have wrestling. They say I have to fight a wrestler. The last wrestler I fought lasted five seconds. I’m ready for him and I know I’d be a big challenge. I think he’s afraid to lose to an unknown guy.”

Do you think Walker is the man to finally defeat Jones inside of the Octagon?

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Johnny Walker Reveals Possible Next Opponent And Location

UFC light heavyweight prospect Johnny Walker is close to finalizing his next fight. The Brazilian has enjoyed a meteoric rise since debuting for the promotion last year. This is in part due to a run of knockout wins that have seen him become touted as the biggest threat to current champion Jon Jones. However, Walker […]

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UFC light heavyweight prospect Johnny Walker is close to finalizing his next fight.

The Brazilian has enjoyed a meteoric rise since debuting for the promotion last year. This is in part due to a run of knockout wins that have seen him become touted as the biggest threat to current champion Jon Jones.

However, Walker has been on the sidelines since his last fight back in March due to his wacky post-fight celebration that saw him injure his shoulder. He later underwent surgery and four months on, is now ready to compete again. Much has been made about who he will face next, but Walker has an opponent and location in mind:

“I would like to fight on UFC Abu Dhabi,” Walker told reporters recently. “I will know Monday after the UFC. Monday, I’ll know where I’ll be fighting (and) against who. Maybe Corey Anderson in UFC Abu Dhabi, but it’s not 100 percent.”

Nothing is confirmed yet, but one can imagine a win over a highly-ranked opponent in Anderson would put Walker right into title contention.

As for his celebrations? The 27-year-old plans on ignoring UFC president Dana White’s pleas and continuing doing “The Worm” again:

“I don’t need to change my celebration,” Walker added. “The doctor fixed my shoulder. Now I can celebrate it properly. (Dana) told (me to stop), but I won’t hurt myself again. No worries.”

Do you want to see Walker take on Anderson? Or do you prefer him facing someone else?

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Johnny Walker Will Continue Worm Celebration Despite Injury

In Johnny Walker’s latest of his three Octagon victories, he defeated Misha Cirkunov with a dazzling flying knee TKO. But it was in the aftermath of his fight where Johnny Walker would receive his first L in the UFC by falling victim to his own post-fi…

In Johnny Walker’s latest of his three Octagon victories, he defeated Misha Cirkunov with a dazzling flying knee TKO. But it was in the aftermath of his fight where Johnny Walker would receive his first L in the UFC by falling victim to his own post-fight celebration. Walker injured his shoulder during a worm celebratory […]

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Johnny Walker Claims He Can Beat Francis Ngannou

Rising prospect Johnny Walker got fans talking after he claimed something interesting on social media recently.  The UFC shared a photo on Instagram of heavyweight star Francis Ngannou, asking who is capable of beating him. This led to Walker responding with “me.” You can see a screenshot here:  This comes after Ngannou knocked out former […]

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Rising prospect Johnny Walker got fans talking after he claimed something interesting on social media recently. 

The UFC shared a photo on Instagram of heavyweight star Francis Ngannou, asking who is capable of beating him. This led to Walker responding with “me.” You can see a screenshot here: 

This comes after Ngannou knocked out former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos in the headliner of the UFC Minneapolis event on ESPN from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota this past weekend (Sat. June 29, 2019).

Now, he’s expected to fight the winner of UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic. That fight takes place on August 17, 2019, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California at the UFC 244 pay-per-view (PPV) event. 

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Many fight fans are high on Walker, as the rising prospect has been making waves in a division that needs all the help it can get with younger fighters getting over. In his latest outing, Walker beat Misha Cirkunov on March 2, 2019, at UFC 235 via TKO in the first round. Walker dislocated his shoulder during his celebration after the fight. Thus, the reason that he’s been out-of-action. 

Walker and the UFC are preparing to get his next fight booked. The latest news regarding the Brazilian’s return is that the UFC hopes to have him booked for a show in August or September, or have him fight on the main card of the upcoming UFC 242 PPV event.

UFC 242 goes down on Saturday, September 7 at The Arena in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Khabib Nurmagomedov returns when he makes his next UFC lightweight title defense against Dustin Poirier in the headliner.

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