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Farah Hannoun

Johnny Walker plans to stuff Magomed Ankalaev’s takedowns, ‘make him quit’ at UFC 294

ABU DHABI – Johnny Walker aims to surprise Magomed Ankalaev with his takedown defense and make him pay.

Walker (21-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) takes on Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) in a pivotal light heavyweight matchup on Saturday’s UFC 294 main card at Etihad Arena. The main card airs on pay-per-view at a special time of 2 p.m. ET following prelims on ESPN+.

Walker expects Ankalaev to resort to his grappling early in the fight, but is confident that he’ll be able to stuff his takedowns.

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