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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Pattle

Johnny Walker denies ‘fake’ glove touch after upset over Zhang Mingyang at UFC Shanghai

Johnny Walker has denied faking a glove touch at the start of his UFC Shanghai main event with Zhang Mingyang, a fight the Brazilian ultimately won via stoppage.

Walker battered Zhang with leg kicks to destabilise and floor the Chinese fighter in their light-heavyweight clash on Saturday (23 August), before securing a TKO with a prolonged barrage of strikes on a downed Zhang.

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