Johnny Walker had a near-perfect outing at UFC 283. The 30-year-old hit his signature ‘worm’ celebration in entrance of his house crowd after making fast work of Paul Craig. Walker discovered his win by way of a TKO after bludgeoning Craig with a series of hammer fists after the Scotsman held on to his leg in a takedown try.
Nonetheless, the Brazilian spoke up about his aspirations following the win, and he’s solely simply getting began. Walker has grand plans for himself within the UFC and the win at UFC 283 is just a begin.
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Put up his UFC 283 win, Walker revealed his objectives and the motivation behind them. As well as, he additionally revealed one fighter who he’s nonetheless chasing down.
Johnny Walker reveals lofty objectives after UFC 283
Chatting with the media after UFC 283, Walker revealed his future goals in the UFC. The 30-year-old didn’t set any limits on his goals as he revealed his plans to carry two belts. Solely a handful of superstars have achieved the coveted ‘champ champ’ standing within the UFC. Walker revealed certainly one of them to be his motivation to do the identical.
Walker mentioned that former UFC double champion Daniel Cormier was his inspiration to grow to be a two-division champion- “It’s my dream as nicely [to win two divisional belts] and this man did.”
He continued, “I need to be on his stage sometime. I need to be a great wrestler as nicely, enhance all of my abilities, convey it up as a result of I need to be there. I need to be able to do what he did.”
“I do know it’s an enormous factor to do,” he added, “He’s a particular fighter, he’s a motivation not only for me, however for everybody else. He’s a giant, massive motivation and I need to do what he did.”
Moreover, Walker additionally referred to as out former mild heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
Walker’s message to Jon Jones
Walker completed his phrases with a callout to Jon Jones. The Brazilian gave Jones a reminder saying, “I’m coming, [Jon Jones], I’m nonetheless coming.”
When Walker debuted within the UFC, many thought-about him an eventual challenger to Jones. Nonetheless, he couldn’t maintain his momentum. Though he’s on a 2-fight win streak, Walker misplaced 4 out of his 5 earlier fights earlier than that.
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Now he has a number of extra top-tier stars like Jan Blachowicz and Jiri Prochazka, amongst others, on his strategy to the 205 lbs title. He has an enormous mountain to climb if he needs to pursue the ‘champ champ’ standing.
Surprisingly, the heavyweight division just isn’t unknown waters to Walker, as he fought as a heavyweight in a number of fights throughout his regional run early on in his profession.
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