Veteran light heavyweight contender Johnny Walker secured his first UFC victory in more than two years with a hard-fought comeback win on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 257 in Shanghai, China. Walker rallied to defeat Chinese rising star Mingyang Zhang via second-round TKO in the night’s main event.
Walker (22-9, 1 NC; 8-6, 1 NC UFC), who suffered two brutal knockout losses in 2024, chose to begin the bout with an unexpected strategy. Rather than touching gloves with Zhang (19-7, 3-1 UFC), Walker instead dove at his opponent’s legs and tried to quickly take Zhang down.