{"id":301021,"date":"2019-02-08T10:11:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T18:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=301021"},"modified":"2019-02-08T10:11:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T18:11:56","slug":"jimi-manuwa-responds-to-challenge-from-johnny-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jimi-manuwa-responds-to-challenge-from-johnny-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimi Manuwa responds to challenge from Johnny Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shortly after he knocked out Justin Ledet at UFC Fortaleza last weekend, red hot light heavyweight prospect Johnny Walker called for a fight with English knockout artist Jimi Manuwa. In fact, Walker explained that he is specifically looking to fight Manuwa on his home turf, when the UFC returns to London on March 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to fight Jimi Manuwa in London. I\u2019m ready. What about you, Manuwa, do you accept the challenge?\u201d Walker said in an interview with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sportv.globo.com\/site\/combate\/noticia\/curtinhas-johnny-walker-desafia-jimi-manuwa-para-luta-no-ufc-londres.ghtml\" target=\"_blank\">Combate<\/a>\u00a0(via Bloody Elbow).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately for the rising light heavyweight, Jimi Manuwa won&#8217;t be accepting this callout. But that&#8217;s because he&#8217;s injured. If he weren&#8217;t injured, he reminds, he would absolutely be fighting on the upcoming UFC London card. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manuwa deflected the Brazilian&#8217;s callout on Twitter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Everyone knows I\u2019m injured or I\u2019d be fighting in London in March. I defo don\u2019t need no Johnny Walker to make a fight.<\/p>&mdash; JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POSTERBOYJM\/status\/1093487979518148609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Everyone knows I\u2019m injured or I\u2019d be fighting in London in March,&#8221; Manuwa explained his Tweet. &#8220;I defo don\u2019t need no Johnny Walker to make a fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to his knockout of Ledet, Johnny Walker burst into the UFC limelight with a knockout of the dangerous Khalil Rountree in his promotional debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jimi Manuwa, meanwhile, last fought at UFC 233 in December, when he came up short in a 2018 Fight of the Year contender opposite another Brazilian knockout artist in Thiago Santos. 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