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Farah Hannoun and Ken Hathaway

Johnny Walker confident in his ground game, but won’t take jiu-jitsu risks vs. Paul Craig at UFC 283

RIO DE JANEIRO – Johnny Walker is not afraid of Paul Craig’s ground game, but won’t take any unnecessary risks.

Walker (19-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) meets Craig (16-5-1 MMA, 8-5-1 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 283 main card opener at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC and early prelims on ESPN+.

Walker is aware of the dangers Craig brings with his ground game and has spent all camp preparing for that.

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