Johnny Walker did great in the first round showing an impressive usage of his kickboxing style. He was so aggressive offensively and I really thought he might win that fight if he could just land one of those kicks. Ankalaev on the other hand started slow, he ain't throwing much in the first round, and then the bad low blow. Ouch!
The second round was so bad for Walker, he is just circling around not throwing anything. His kicks are scary although risky but one hit could definitely change the game. But Ankalaev got him first, what a great accurate powerful punch, and just one follow-up punch made the referee decide to stop it and I think that's a perfect stoppage or else there will be more damage. It's too strong that Walker bounced on the cage and obviously that's lights out for him.
I bet Anakalaev's camp will now be hunting for the title match this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swEt21KEe5s
After watching this video That Punch from Magomed Ankalaev surely has bombs when he throws them, leaving his opponent stunned for a short time I think that happened to Johnny Walker in Ankalaev's 1st punch at him he was stunned and then that 2nd shot was destroyed him completely for sure the referee has made a great thing by stopping the fight or else there will be blood spilling all over the Octagon, as of now blood was pouring on Johnny Walker's nose, that is how hard Ankalaev can punch and it was really a good stoppage, well in that Video it was a complete Magomedov Ankalaev most fights of the Dagestani Knockout Master,
Dana White will not let that happen since he favors the fighters which he likes and unfortunately Anakalaev is not one of them. He does not want to see him move up in his organization at all.
There are political motivations behind it also what Magomed said after the fight with Walker during the interview which he did not like at all. Having that illegal knee thrown towards Walker in their last fight made Dana White even more mad about Anakalaev's face value fighting in the UFC,
Seen all the mess Magomed had done within the UFC from a youtuber I regularly watch but he mostly talks about what happens outside of the octagon and not what actually matters and that is what happens inside, so for this very reason is why I don't bring that kind of discuss in here because that is just drama and deserves to stay outside our talks here. Poltical agendas and who says what is irrelevant to us as it is unjustified to even speculate about unreliable facts.
It is good to just wait for Dana White's and the UFC's announcement of what is the next fight for Magomed Ankalaev, for sure there are more exciting fights after this so let's just watch what is in store for us in the year 2024, that Magomed Ankalaev will surely be getting his title shot one day as Dana White is letting Alex Pereira savor that belt for the meantime as there is no one stopping Ankalaev in getting it, not even Jiří Procházka, or Jamahal Hill can stop Ankalaev getting into Alex Pereira for sure,