One hundred and sixty eight seconds. That’s all Johnny Walker needed to jump near the front of the light heavyweight line. In that timespan, Walker picked up three first-round finishes, three performance bonuses and a reputation as an entertainer from the moment he walks to the Octagon.
When he gets to the cage, the best way to describe Walker is large. He’s a big, physical presence at 6-foot-5, and he is as athletic as anyone on the roster. He uses that athleticism to generate power in close quarters – his elbow from the clinch against Khalil Rountree sounded like a baseball player hitting a home run – and he fights with a viciously unpredictable striking style that helped him dispense of Justin Ledet and Misha Cirkunov in less than 40 seconds each.