Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-01-13, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker 2 gets two (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Walker vs Ankalaev 2 is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 13th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg) bout; it is the main event of UFC Vegas 84 (also known as UFC Fight Night 234 or UFC on ESPN+ 92). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Magomed Ankalaev record
Magomed Ankalaev entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-1-1 (53% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.6 light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg) in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Alex Pereira).
He suffered his only loss when he faced Paul Craig in 2018, since then he has collected nine victories, the last one with Anthony Smith (Magomed Ankalaev vs Anthony Smith), one draw, with Jan Blachowicz in his penultimate bout (Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev) and one no-contest in his last match against Walker (Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker I).
Ankalaev’s next fight: Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic
Johnny Walker record
His opponent, Johnny Walker, has an official record of 21-7-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the light heavyweight division.
He lost two consecutive fights between 2021 and 2022, against Thiago Santos (Thiago Santos vs Johnny Walker) and Jamahal Hill (Johnny Walker vs Jamahal Hill), but then he has won three times, the last one with Anthony Smith (Anthony Smith vs Johnny Walker); after this bout he has faced Ankalaev for the first time but it ended in a no-contest (Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker I).
Walker’s next fight: Johnny Walker vs Volkan Oezdemir
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 84 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker 2
Jim Miller vs Gabriel Benitez
Ricky Simon vs Mario Bautista
Phil Hawes vs Brunno Ferreira
Andrei Arlovski vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Matthew Semelsberger vs Preston Parsons
Marcus McGhee vs Gaston Bolanos
Farid Basharat vs Taylor Lapilus
Jean Silva vs Westin Wilson
Tom Nolan vs Nikolas Motta
Joshua Van vs Felipe Bunes
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC Vegas 84 pre-fight press conference, featuring Johnny Walker and Magomed Ankalaev!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC Vegas 84: Ankalaev vs Walker 2 weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker 2 as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official video
Spanish
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Ankalaev vs Walker 2 fight?
Magomed Ankalaev defeated Johnny Walker via KO at 2:42, round 2.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 84 post-fight octagon interview of Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC Vegas 84 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Johnny Walker and Magomed Ankalaev (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC Vegas 84 Fight of the Night: no bonus awarded
UFC Vegas 84 Performance of the Night: Magomed Ankalaev, Jim Miller, Brunno Ferreira, Marcus McGhee
