UFC 279: Johnny Walker seals submission of Ion Cuțelaba with a kiss (Video)
Johnny Walker scores a huge victory by upsetting Ion Cutelaba with a rear-naked choke at UFC 279
Despite getting taken down and having some trouble early on, Johnny Walker hopes he is now back on the right track and can get back into the top 10 of the UFC‘s light heavyweight rankings.
Walker scored a submission win over Ion Cutelaba at UFC 279, snapping a two-fight losing skid with his victory, entering tonight with four losses in his last five fights.
After the win, Walker celebrated by bringing back the worm celebration he previously injured his shoulder doing.
Johnny Walker upsets Ion Cutelaba with submission at UFC 279, hopes to get back into contention
After connecting with a high kick to start the fight, Cutelaba caught a Walker kick and took him down. Walker tried to be productive from the bottom, but Cutelaba was strong in his top game — up until the point he tried to catch Walker in an armbar.
Walker managed to get out from under Cutelaba and scored a takedown of his own, attempting to lock up a rear-naked choke.
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