Johnny
Walker appears to be in good spirits following his knockout
loss to Magomed
Ankalaev in the
UFC Fight Night 234 main event.
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After their first meeting at UFC 294 ended in a no contest,
Ankalaev left no doubt in the rematch, rendering Walker unconscious
with a right hook and follow-up right uppercut 2:42 into Round 2 of
their light heavyweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on
Saturday night.
Walker recently took to social media to release a statement on the
defeat, offering support for his opponent’s title hopes in the
process.
“I’m good, just a little scratch on my nose. I’m going to watch my
fight and see what mistakes I did later on. … It is what it is,”
Walker said. “We fight the best in the world. I’m one of the best
in the world and I’m going to face the best in the world. It could
be me, could be him. So he had a better night than me, and
congratulations to him, Magomed
Ankalaev. Hope he gets the belt now and I’m going to keep
grinding, keep going forward, and keep going upwards.”
Walker entered UFC Fight Night 234 on a four-fight unbeaten streak
that included victories over Anthony
Smith, Paul Craig
and Ion
Cutelaba. The 31-year-old Brazilian is 7-5 with one no contest
over the course of a promotional tenure that began in 2018.