“W Johnny” – Hours away from 2024 first main event fight, Johnny Walker’s troll on Henry Cejudo wins over fans

Mere hours away from a rehashing clash, Johnny Walker's troll on short-stacked Henry Cejudo earns fan appreciation.

“W Johnny” – Hours away from 2024 first main event fight, Johnny Walker’s troll on Henry Cejudo wins over fans

Before facing Magomed Ankalaev yet again, Johnny Walker trolls Henry Cejudo (Source: Instagram, @JohnnyWalker/Twitter)

Johnny Walker and Magomed Ankalaev rematch in a light heavyweight showdown, at UFC Vegas 84. They fought at UFC 294, fighting to a no-contest. An illegal knee from Ankalaev caused the cage-side doctor to declare Walker unable to continue. The 21-7 205lber is now battling with ‘no hate, no emotion’. But before 2024’s first event, he does feel like doing something – jesting Henry Cejudo!

Trolling Cejudo’s height is a long-running gag within the combat sports sphere; so much so that even Sean O’Malley joined in. Speaking to MMA Hour’s Ariel Helwani, post-UFC 288, “Suga” had mocked the apparent 5’4″ Cejudo on being lucky not to fight him. Time and again he had snubbed the short-height Cejudo for his high-chin stance. Now, Walker chimed in as well.

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A recent post on X sees Walker sporting a bracelet fashioned from the new UFC Legacy belt template; it is probably merchandise. Subsequently, he mocks Cejudo, thanking him for lending his apparent midget-sized hardware. A prime reaction noted – “W Johnny“.

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Walker himself also went viral very recently for his street-dancing footage. Many fight fans lauded the jovial combatant as the most likable guy in the UFC. One thing is for sure – Walker sets into the Octagon this weekend with a positive build and mindset, despite the chaos that ensued last time around.

Fans react to Johnny Walker subtly trolling Henry Cejudo

Johnny Walker hashes it out with Magomed Ankalaev this weekend at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The duo last faced off in October. On the advice of the cage-side doctor, referee Dan Movahedi had pulled a now-infamous stoppage at 3:13 of Round 1.

Fans react to Johnny Walker's gag of Henry Cejudo's short height
Fans react to Johnny Walker’s gag of Henry Cejudo’s short height (Source: Twitter/IMAGO)

Interpreting Walker’s short-form sentence of “in the desert” as some concussed lag, he had pulled the fight, causing much uproar. Now, before the UFC Fight Night 234 Walker vs. Ankalaev 2 card, other things have taken shape.

Mere hours before the match, Walker took to his X account to quip at Henry Cejudo for his height. Check out how a few fight fans have reacted to the matter:

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Many fans have consequently inserted Sean O’Malley into the situation. The bantamweight is one of the first few who mocked Cejudo on his height. Additionally, Walker himself has attracted much praise for the joke as well.

However, Cejudo is not the fighter that Walker needs to worry about next. With such an abrupt stoppage, fans, as well as many peers are of the consensus that something big is about to go down soon.

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