Volkan OezdemirHis power was on full display once again on Saturday when he violently knocked out Johnny Walker in the first round of your UFC on ABC 6 attack.
The light heavyweight fight began the main card at Kingdom Arena and ended at 2:28 after a pair of punches from Oezdemir (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC) on the dome of Walker (21-9 MMA, 7 -6 CFU). ).
Walker was in semi-survival mode for much of the minute leading up to his death. Oezdemir landed more throughout the sequence and Walker was unable to completely recover. A left-right combination folded Walker like a lawn chair. Already scrambled, Walker then absorbed a massive follow-up blow that stiffened his entire body.
With a broken nose, Walker remained alert and sat on the stool after the knockout, but was not present for the final decision.
After the win, Oezdemir mentioned Jan Blachowicz and Jamahal Hill as potential next opponents. Oezdemir has won consecutive fights and three of his four most recent fights.
Walker has been knocked out in consecutive fights and hasn’t won in his last three.
Up-to-date UFC on ABC 6 results include:
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Volkan Oezdemir defeated. Johnny Walker by KO (punches) – Round 1, 2:28
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Nasrat Haqparast defeated. Jared Gordon via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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Felipe Lima defeated. Muhammad Naimov via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 3, 1:15
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Rinat Fakhretdinov defeated. Nicolas Dalby via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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Muin Gafurov defeated. Kyung Ho Kang by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Magomed Gadzhiyasulov defeated. Brendson Ribeiro by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
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ChangHo Lee defeated. Xiao Long via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
For more information on the card, visit the MMA Junkie events hub to UFC on ABC 6.
