MIAMI \u2013\u00a0Going back nearly three years, Johnny Walker only has one win to show for his UFC efforts.<\/p>\n
But that one win came this past August, and if he gets another one Saturday \u2013 against a former light heavyweight title challenger \u2013\u00a0he thinks it’ll do wonders for his potential to be in the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n
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Walker (22-9 MMA, 8-6 UFC) takes on Dominick Reyes (15-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) on the UFC 327 (Paramount+) main card at Kaseya Center. Reyes fought for the 205-pound belt in 2020 and gave Jon Jones what many consider his toughest fight.<\/p>\n
A win over someone Reyes’ caliber on the heels of his bonus-winning knockout of Zhang Mingyang might make him all but forget his back-to-back 2024 knockout losses to eventual champion Magomed Ankalaev<\/a> and former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir.<\/p>\n “Winning streaks are not everything,” Walker told MMA Junkie at Wednesday’s media day. “Khalil Rountree fought (for the title) when he was (No.) 8. I’ve been No. 5, and I haven’t had a title shot yet.”<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Walker certainly paid close attention to Rountree’s shot at former light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira<\/a> at UFC 307 in 2024. Rountree got that shot with a five-fight winning streak \u2013\u00a0about six years after Walker knocked him out in the first round.<\/p>\n When Rountree got that title shot, it was one not many people saw coming. So Walker’s sure if he keeps winning, maybe it’ll lead to a shot at the new champion, who will get his hand raised not long after Walker fights.<\/p>\n Ex-champ Jiri Prochazka (32-5-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Carlos Ulberg (13-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) meet for the belt vacated by Pereira to move up to heavyweight.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n “I know my potential, and I believe two wins against two good guys, or three, can put me in a really good spot,” Walker said.<\/p>\n Check out Walker’s full media day interview above.<\/p>\n