Light heavyweight Johnny Walker addressed the press at the official UFC Charlotte media day ahead of his co-main event …
how are we feeling this fight week ahead of your contest with Anthony Smith I feel very excited but very happy ready you know Unstoppable what do you think of Anthony as an opponent he’s very experienced he’s fought for the world title how do you consider his strengths and where do you match up well with him you said already he’s a very good fighter very experienced fighter and he have a he’s a real danger fighter but I train really hard for the life now I’m very committed with my career you know and I’m being showing this for my last two fights so whatever he have for me I’m ready I I train for the worst so let him bring do you think that with his experience there’s also a downside in that he’s been fighting for a very very long time you know and sometimes people take damage and you’re a guy who hits very hard do you think that because he’s taken so much damage over his career you’ll be able to get him out of there early or do you think hey I just have to take this round by round and slowly but surely depends I’m gonna fight the way that I was fighting all but better every fight I get better I’m gonna hit him hard let’s see what he what he can take and your division is kind of interesting at the moment you have a interim champion and a real Champion coming back but if you win this fight you could be right there for a title shot are you ready for a championship opportunity or do you want to take some more time and still continue to get better so beating him up whatever how it takes it’s gonna show like they’re gonna finish the guy number five on the rank he’s gonna show that I’m ready for the data shot 100 I’m red and but I will I’m going to keep training every every day like I’m developed all of my skills you know you can get better every time you train every company training but depend of the performance that I’m gonna put on it’s gonna tell me and everybody else if I’m right or not how do you see this fine ending on Saturday you know I like to finish fights so can be on the first minute on the last second but I’m gonna finish thank you hey Johnny I’m curious if you were aware that Anthony was not answering any questions about you leading up to the fight he didn’t want to talk about you at all he just wanted to talk about himself what did you know about that and what do you make of that I don’t know I don’t I don’t know if he’ll like me if you hate me I don’t know hate him I have nothing against nobody knews you know like I’m not this kind of fighter but I have not no idea why is this maybe because I I train on his with his former coach once and maybe I knew some thing about him and he want to keep you secret but I don’t want to say nothing about him as well I just want to fight just business you know but I’m not sure why though I see sometimes on the some podcast he don’t really talk good about me I don’t know why I I did nothing to him you know yet oh yeah so do you plan on asking him about that at some point maybe after the fight yeah if you want to hang out and talk like I don’t know why he hate me you know he looked like he hated me but I have no idea why does it kind of amp you up knowing that a little bit like going into the going into a fight where you think maybe the guy doesn’t have good intentions obviously nobody has good intentions but is it easier to go in there with somebody you maybe don’t have a good friendship with uh for me it doesn’t matter I’m like I’m a trained animal I’m there to kill and also if if your best friend or if you’re worse I’m not I’m not my best friend out already so it doesn’t matter you know if you’re my enemy or my friends I’m there to work I’m gonna knock him out if my best friend or if my worst enemy is the same on the cage clothes is there any fear that he could miss wait again who him yes hopefully yes because they can get a little bit more money how much weight would he have to be over where you would not accept the fight I accept any fight I fight anyone any weight thank you but just pay the little fee hey Johnny back here um do you think that Anthony Smith is as committed to the game as you are right now because he’s got the commentating gig on the side he’s doing some podcasts and stuff like that so do you think he’s as focused and as locked in as you are right now bro I can’t tell other people life I can tell about my life I committed 100 of my career you know my birthday was 3rd of March and I was in dietary I have a little piece of cake like this size because I was in diet you know I try and eat sleep every day like I I my wife stopped work she just should be my my to support my career you know like we we both have focused on get this Championship to get this bill I sleep think about this I train and I Dreaming you know so I don’t know if somebody is more committed than me I’m committing and consistent and disciplined oh yeah I’m a fighter 365. I don’t know about him this is me and then he’s obviously coming off a pretty serious leg injury how early do you plan on testing that leg of his as early as I can cool perfect thank you very much