Johnny Walker dominates Mingyang Zhang

A batch of attraction was attracted by the lucifer betwixt Johnny Walker and Mingyang Zhang, held arsenic portion of the UFC event, wherever the Chinese combatant was expected to corroborate himself arsenic a prima of the home scene. The UFC has been investing heavy successful the Asian marketplace for years, particularly successful China. 

After Zhang Weili won the loop and paved the way, the promotion saw a imaginable large combatant successful Zhang Mingyang – precocious and attractive, with a streak of 12 victories, 4 of which were wrong the UFC.

By winning against Walker, 1 of the astir celebrated airy heavyweight fighters, helium could execute the presumption of the archetypal Chinese challenger successful his category. Walker entered the cage with the extremity of showing that, successful summation to charismatic moves, helium besides possesses the subject indispensable for a apical fight. Referee Marc Goddard was successful complaint of the match.

The archetypal circular got disconnected to an antithetic start. Zhang held retired his manus for a handshake, but Walker rejected it and instantly began to demolish it. 

The Chinese kept him successful guard, controlled from the apical presumption and made respective attempts with elbows. The Brazilian managed to get up, avoiding superior damage, but Zhang continued to property and deed him with a cleanable close hand, driving him towards the fence. 

Walker responded with a flying genu and hooks, but the accuracy was lacking. Zhang landed a abbreviated elbow successful the clinch, and the circular ended with a footwear that grazed Walker's head. The circular went to the Chinese.

The 2nd round

The 2nd circular was similar. Zhang moved forward, and Walker avoided the unit on the fence. The Brazilian recovered a bushed done his kicks and landed respective almighty debased kicks to the shin, which visibly weakened the Chinese fighter. 

The 3rd stroke knocked him to the floor, Walker reacted rapidly and finished the combat with a bid of punches and elbows. Zhang tried to support himself, but the referee recognized that helium could nary longer proceed efficaciously and declared a method knockout for Walker.

Mingyang's decision was a stroke to the UFC's plans successful the Chinese market. Instead of a winning streak, Mingyang near the cage defeated, portion Johnny Walker added different triumph to his unpredictable career. Interestingly, with this victory, Walker ended the achromatic streak of Brazilian fighters successful the main fights of the UFC successful 2025, improving the grounds to 1-11.