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Johnny Walker wants Jones bout, but would take on Ngannou: ‘We have the same punching power’

Fully recovered from a freak shoulder injury sustained during a post-fight dance celebration in March, light heavyweight prospect Johnny Walker is just eager to get back into the Octagon, no matter the opponent. Or even, it seems, the division.

“I’d like to impress the fans by beating Francis Ngannou. He’s a machine,” Walker said in a recent interview with MMA Fighting, suggesting he’d take a bout at heavyweight if the UFC needed him to. “He impressed so many people with his punching power, the way he finishes his fights. People is scared to fight him.