UFC heavyweight star Valter Walker did not have to attend lengthy for his subsequent stint within the Octagon after lacking his battle at UFC Rio final weekend.
Valter Walker was scheduled to face Mohamed Usman on the undercard of UFC Rio final Saturday, however Usman withdrew hours earlier as a result of damage. Walker was livid at Usman’s withdrawal and scolded his opponent for showing on the official weigh-in.
Walker is using excessive after profitable three straight fights by way of first-round heel hook submission, most not too long ago in opposition to Kennedy Nizechuk in July. Balter is the youthful brother of fellow UFC star Johnny Walker and is contemporary off a win over Zhang Minyan at UFC Shanghai.
After the debacle at UFC Rio, many have been questioning how rapidly the UFC matchmakers would transfer to make Walker his subsequent battle and whether or not Usman could be the rescheduled opponent. We bought the reply this week, as Walker is about to return on one of many greatest playing cards of the 12 months.
Valter Walker reschedules UFC 321 look inside days after disappointing battle cancellation
Walker will face UFC debutant Louis Sutherland on the undercard of UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi later this month. He confirmed the information of his return to the cage following an preliminary report from combined martial arts journalist Leate Viana.
Sutherland was scheduled to face Justin Tafa final month, however withdrew as a result of sickness. He gained 4 straight previous to his UFC debut and has loved success in LFA and FSC.
Walker misplaced his UFC debut to Łukasz Brzeski in April 2024 and has since gained wins over Junior Tafa, Dontare Mays and Nzechukwu.
UFC 321 is headlined by the UFC heavyweight title battle between Tom Aspinall and Cyril Gane. The co-main occasion shall be a match for the vacant UFC strawweight title between Mackenzie Dern and Vilna Jandilova.
