Ryan Spann entered this fight with a professional record of 18-5-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 light heavyweight in the world. He was defeated by Karl Roberson in 2017 but since then he has won eight consecutive bouts beating Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs Ryan Spann), Devin Clark and Sam Alvey in his last three.
His opponent, Johnny Walker, has a mma record of 17-5-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class but he comes off two losses, against Corey Anderson in 2019 (Corey Anderson vs Johnny Walker) and Nikita Krylov in 2020 (Nikita Krylov vs Johnny Walker); before these two bouts he had beat Misha Cirkunov (Misha Cirkunov vs Johnny Walker). Walker vs Spann is on the undercard of Colby Covington vs Tyron Woodley – UFC Fight Night 178 (also known as UFC Vegas 11). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC Fight Night 178: Covington vs. Woodley
Date: 2020-09-19
Where: Ufc Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Division: light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg)
UFC Fight Night 178 fight card (main fights):
Colby Covington vs Tyron Woodley
Donald Cerrone vs Niko Price
Khamzat Chimaev vs Gerald Meerschaert
Ryan Spann vs Johnny Walker
Spann’s next fight: Misha Cirkunov vs Ryan Spann
Walker’s next fight: Thiago Santos vs Johnny Walker
Spann vs Walker Fight Video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqi_ZasNxyw
Official video
JW def isn’t as scary as was once billed…