Valter Walker pulled off an unbelievable feat at UFC Nashville after he tapped out Kennedy Nzechukwu with a heel hook — the third consecutive time he’s received with that submission.
It was a rapid-fire succession of offensive strikes from Walker as he instantly stormed throughout the cage and tried to overwhelm Nzechukwu with strikes and he practically succeeded. Walker clipped Nzechukwu with a stiff punch that rattled the previous mild heavyweight however the Brazilian instantly dropped for a takedown to deliver the battle into his world on the bottom.
A scramble noticed Walker drop down and it appeared that Nzechukwu was going to slide free however a break up second later the heel hook was locked on. Walker twisted the leg and the ache on Nzechukwu’s face was plain as he tapped out virtually instantly earlier than he risked critical harm to his knee from the damaging submission.
The top got here simply 54 seconds into the opening spherical.
“I informed everybody, consider on the foot lock,” Walker shouted after his win. “I do that one excellent. I’ve extra. I’ve three variations. No person believes. Let’s go consider. Let’s consider an increasing number of and extra. The UFC provides me the true confidence and I consider extra.”
Since dropping his octagon debut, Walker has rattled off three straight wins — all by heel hook submission — and he offered some a lot wanted pleasure with heavyweights struggling to get finishes currently.
In truth, Walker’s submission is the primary end within the heavyweight division since Waldo Cortes-Acosta knocked out Ryan Spann all the best way again on March 15.
