The UFC Fight Night 193 main event was expected to be a barnburner
between two Brazilian light heavyweights with a penchant for
finishing.
Instead, Thiago
Santos and Johnny
Walker engaged in a rather forgettable affair, with Santos
emerging with a unanimous decision triumph after five lackluster
rounds on Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Particularly
troubling was the lack of output and aggression from Walker, who
recently relocated camps to SBG Ireland. All told, Walker landed
just 48 significant strikes.
As it turns out, Walker may have been limited early in the fight.
The 29-year-old Rio de Janeiro native revealed via his Instagram
story that he may have suffered an injury in the bout. He doesn’t
make it clear exactly when the injury might have occurred,
however
“I think I broke my foot a little bit,” Walker says in the video.
“A little fracture. That’s why I stop kicking.”
Johnny Walker believes he broke his
foot.#UFCVegas38
pic.twitter.com/mYX8dIfiqB— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin)
October 3, 2021
Walker has now lost three of his last
four Octagon appearances after looking like one of the division’s
top prospects. However, Walker seems to have maintained a positive
outlook.
The result don’t come but I’m very happy, [five] rounds , against
top 5 [opponent], and I get so much experience and I learn and feel
it,” Walker wrote on Twitter. “So let’s go, keep working, thank
[you Dana White and the UFC] for the opportunity. God bless you
all.
The result don’t come but I’m very happy, 5
rounds , against top 5 , and i get so much experience and I learn
and feel it , so let’s go , keep working , thank @danawhite
@ufc for
the opportunity, God bless you all— Johnny Walker (@JohnnyWalker)
October 3, 2021