{"id":395780,"date":"2021-09-29T06:56:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T13:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=395780"},"modified":"2021-09-29T06:56:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T13:56:06","slug":"pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-thiago-santos-vs-johnny-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-thiago-santos-vs-johnny-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro fighters make their picks for Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC Vegas 38, Thiago Santos looks to snap his losing streak when he battles Johnny Walker. Ahead of the fight, Santos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestfightodds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is a -160 favorite while the comeback on the Brazilian is +140<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The majority believe Santos will get back into the win column in a big way as he will KO Walker.<\/p>\n<h3>BJPENN.com Fighter Picks Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Devin Clark, UFC light heavyweight<\/strong>: Santos, I feel like he will be patient and finish Walker. He won\u2019t fall for Johnny\u2019s antics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Modestas Bukauskas, UFC light heavyweight<\/strong>: This is a really interesting one. Both of them are amazing but I think Johnny Walker, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/johnny-walker-confident-hell-finish-thiago-santos-in-his-first-ufc-main-event-its-going-to-be-fireworks\/\">his athleticism, volume, and unpredictability will get him the win<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Christos Giagos, UFC lightweight<\/strong>: I like Johnny Walker and I think he can actually catch Santos and finish him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Alex Morono, UFC welterweight<\/strong>: This is a really good fight, they are both great strikers but I think Thiago Santos can catch Walker and get the KO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Charles Rosa, UFC featherweight<\/strong>: I have to go with Thiago Santos as he is more durable and we have seen Walker be knocked out and rocked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Jeff Molina, UFC flyweight<\/strong>: Man, that\u2019s tough, a lot of variables with their KO power. I will go with Santos though, Walker gets too wild and gets hit a lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Joe Solecki, UFC lightweight<\/strong>: I think Thiago Santos, and he probably knocks him out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Tim Elliott, UFC flyweight<\/strong>: That is a toss-up but I will go with Johnny Walker. His striking can cause problems for Santos but either guy can get finished at any moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Randy Brown, UFC welterweight<\/strong>: I\u2019m going to go with Thiago Santos. Although he\u2019s on a three-fight losing streak I don\u2019t think Walker is on his level.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em>Fighters picking Thiago Santos: Devin Clark, Alex Morono, Charles Rosa, Jeff Molina, Joe Solecki, Randy Brown<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fighters picking Johnny Walker: Modestas Bukauskas, Christos Giagos, Tim Elliott<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Who do you think wins the UFC Vegas 38 main event between Thiago Santos and Johnny Walker?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the main event of UFC Vegas 38, Thiago Santos looks to snap his losing streak when he battles Johnny Walker. Ahead of the fight, Santos is a -160 favorite while the comeback on the Brazilian is +140. 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