Valter Walker’s legendary submission streak came to an end on Saturday.
Johnny Walker’s brother entered UFC Abu Dhabi on the back of four heel hook victories in a row.
The rising heavyweight predicted he’d win with the same submission for a fifth consecutive fight ahead of UFC Abu Dhabi, but that’s not how things played out against Thomas Petersen.
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Watch Valter Walker win with a calf slicer
Valter Walker went hunting for his opponent’s heel at the start of their UFC Abu Dhabi fight.
Thomas Petersen did well to escape the submission, but he ran straight into another leg lock.
Walker cinched up a calf slicer, leaving Petersen in a position where he had to tap out.
It took just 92 seconds for Walker to score his fifth submission win in a row, tying the modern record set by BJJ legend Demian Maia.
ANOTHER SUBMISSION FOR VALTER WALKER Make that FIVE in a row for the heavyweight![ #UFCAbuDhabi | LIVE on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/UW0E0QzcKT— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) July 25, 2026
Valter Walker calls out Ciryl Gane
Valter Walker warned the UFC he’ll refuse to fight ranked heavyweights ‘for peanuts’ before UFC Abu Dhabi
Post-fight, the 28-year-old called out interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane and expressed his desire to avenge Alex Pereira.
“I wanna punch him on the back of his head,’ Walker told UFC commentator Daniel Cormier.
“He took all the aura from our ‘Poatan’. CHAMA!
2026-07-25 17:02:49
