After a scheduled bout with Jake Collier fell through last September, heavyweight Valter Walker finally made his octagon debut at UFC Vegas 90 on Saturday, opposite Lukasz Brzeski.
A lot of eyes would be on the Brazilian, brother of UFC light heavyweight contender Johnny Walker.
Lukasz Brzeski put Valter on the fence early with pressure and with a smattering of kicks landed to the legs. More kicks were thrown from Brzeski. Valter was popping his jab out, but he looked a little overwhelmed to that point. Not for long, however, as he lnaded a big right hand and shot then scored the takedown.
Valter Walker struggled to get his opponent flattened out, however. Lukasz would finally free himself; on the feet, he led with an uppercut, and later hit home with a solid right hand! Valter was covering up, then shot for tha takedown and looked for mount— but the clock was not his friend.
The opening of round two between Valter Walker and Lukasz Brzeski saw both men trade calf kicks. Brzeski peppered his attacks with his uppercut, and winged an overhand right. Walker landed a takedown, and again worked towards mount. He could not keep Brzeski down — a key problem for the Brazilian. And on the feet, it was more big blows landed for Brzeski.
Heading into the third, Walker appeared to be flagging. But when Brzeski went on the attack, Walker shot and landed a double-leg takedown. He was close to moving to mount, and eventually did get there. Time, however, was becoming a factor. Valter fired an elbow. But Brzeski swept! He moved into side control, and at that point, Walker was spent. He wound up belly down, then somehow managed to escape out the back just ahead of the horn.
Official Result: Lukasz Brzeski def. Valter Walker by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
