Johnny Walker has revealed the full conversation with his doctor that led to his fight with Magomed Ankalaev being stopped at UFC 294.
and Ankalaev’s light heavy-weight clash earlier this month was hotting up when the Russian fighter performed an illegal move, strikingThe referee was forced to intervene, inviting the ringside physician to assess Walker, with the pair subsequently conversing inside the Octagon.The Brazilian explained on The MH: “He asked me if I wanted to continue the fight and I said 'Yes'.
“I don’t want to say the wrong question because I knew that was an assessment - like he was doing the test right?”was not the doctor’s native language. I have a very heavy accent as well. I understood what he wanted to say but was trying to explain to him that I was giving him the right answer. “In the middle of the situation you know - maybe it is a fight for a title shot and everything - my mind was going 1000 miles an hour. I’d received a shot to my face.Walker said: “It’s a very complicated situation because your mind is going 1000 miles an hour, you’re fighting for your life, your career, hopefully the chance for a title shot. And everything over - I’m very, very disappointed.”
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