Veteran mild heavyweight contender, Johnny Walker appears to snap his three-fight winless run within the new 12 months — formally reserving a showdown with surging Russian challenger, Bogdan Guskov at UFC 311 in Los Angeles, California on January 18.
Walker, who retains the quantity ten rank on the mild heavyweight restrict, has been sidelined since he featured at UFC Combat Evening Saudi Arabia earlier this summer season, dropping a knockout defeat to former title challenger, Volkan Oezdemir.
As for Guskov, the present quantity fourteen rated contender has received his final two fights consecutively, most not too long ago taking out Ryan Spann with a knockout win — having dropped a submission loss to common-foe, Oezdemir in his Octagon debut struggle.
Johnny Walker set to struggle Bogdan Guskov at UFC 311 within the new 12 months
The UFC confirmed the pairing of Johnny Walker and Bogdan Guskov on their official social media this night.
Within the mist of a three-fight run and not using a win, previous to his knockout loss to Oezdemir, Brazilian contender, Walker would endure a knockout defeat to surging contender, Magomed Ankalaev of their fundamental occasion rematch firstly of the 12 months on the Apex facility.
Throughout the course of his storied tenure within the Octagon, Rio de Janeiro native, Walker would flip in wins over the likes of Khalil Rountree, Misha Cirkunov, Ryan Spann, Paul Craig, and former title chaser, Anthony Smith.
With out an official headliner as of but, an undisputed light-weight title struggle rematch between the incumbent champion and present pound-for-pound primary, Islam Makhachev, and present primary ranked contender, Arman Tsarukyan is predicted to take fundamental occasion standing at UFC 311.
