After their first bout ended in a ‘No-Contest’ UFC light heavyweights Johnny Walker and Magomed Ankalaev are set to run it back at a UFC Fight Night on Jan. 13 in Las Vegas.
Walker’s head coach John Kavanagh revealed the booking during his appearance on ‘The MMA Hour’ on Monday.
Ankalaev and Walker fought at UFC 294 with the assumption that the winner would be on the short list to fight for the vacant UFC title. During the bout an illegal knee absorbed by Walker forced the ref to call a time-out and the doctor checked on the Brazilian.
After short talk with Walker the doctor waved the fight off which caused a wave of confusion from both fighters, their corners, and the fans.
Following the bout Walker said he would’ve been able to fight, but the doctor called the bout off.
Now they get back in the octagon to finish what they started on the first UFC card of 2024.
Ankalaev, ranked 2nd in the division, will take his 11-fight win streak into Las Vegas in January looking to solidify a title shot. He previously fought Jan Blachowicz to a draw, a title fight in itself at UFC 282, before the no-contest against Walker.
Walker, ranked 7th in the division, will take his own 3-fight win streak looking to take Ankalaev’s spot in the rankings and a possible title shot.
