Overview
- Walker defeated Louie Sutherland by heel hook in 1:24 at UFC 321, marking his fourth straight heel-hook submission.
- The streak ties Rousimar Palhares for most heel hooks in UFC history and makes Walker the first heavyweight with four consecutive submission wins.
- He earned a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus and rose to No. 14 in the official UFC heavyweight rankings.
- Walker disclosed on Instagram that he suffered a broken fibula during the fight, sharing an X-ray and cast and estimating 5–6 weeks of recovery.
- He said his back locked up two days before the bout and he nearly withdrew, and he responded to Hamdy Abdelwahab’s callout by pushing for an MMA fight in Doha rather than a grappling match.