Johnny Walker is back home and spending time with his family after a brutal knockout loss Saturday to Volkan Oezdemir at UFC on ABC 6 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The knockout loss was Walker’s second in as many appearances and he admits it has forced him to rethink what changes he can make to avoid a third successive loss.
“I’m doing fine. Just a little scratch on my lips,” Walker said in a video posted to his Instagram account on Sunday. “…I just got home with my little champ. It wasn’t really a good one for me evening. I don’t know what happened. I’ll have to re-examine the fights to see what I did. I don’t think I’m in the right place for the fight ) a very good camp. I felt very strong. Everything was good.
“The (weight) cut was a bit difficult, but as always. I just couldn’t find myself there in the fight. But the most important thing here is my little baby. I came back safe for him. I’m going to take care of him and come back stronger. I take time for my family, enjoy my wife and my baby. … I’ll come back stronger.”
Walker (21-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) was brutally hit by a series of Oezdemir punches that ended the fight at 2:28 of round 1. The final follow-up blow made Walker stiff as a board. Walker sat on the stool for the final decision read by Bruce Buffer, his nose spurting blood.
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