Johnny Walker asked, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship granted his request.
After offering to step in for the injured Ovince St. Preux at UFC 235 on social media, Walker has been booked to face Misha Cirkunov at the March 2 event. MMAFighting.com was first to report the new light heavyweight booking. UFC 235 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a light heavyweight title clash between Jon Jones and Anthony Smith. In the co-main event, Tyron Woodley defends the welterweight crown against Kamaru Usman.