Israel Adesanya, a former UFC middleweight champion, expressed confidence that Joni Walker will be able to win early against Magomed Ankalaeva.
“I’m willing to bet Walker will finish Ankalaev. Magomed is a serious fighter, but I just feel that with such a good trainer as John Kavanagh, Johnny is finally starting to show consistency. It's time to really show it off. He will be able to finish Ankalaev if he just has patience and waits for the right moment.”