Johnny Walker on brother Valter's online jokes: 'What he did in the past hurts people's hearts'

The UFC heavyweight says his wife does not want Valter at their Las Vegas home and his mum has yet to forgive him, while Valter has replied on X: "Love you, Johnny."

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Tue 10 Nov, 04:08 UK · AI-assisted reporting

Johnny Walker and Valter Walker pose together in cowboy hats — Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Johnny Walker says his brother Valter Walker's online jokes about his mother and his wife have hurt his family, and that his wife does not want Valter at their home in Las Vegas.

The two UFC heavyweights share a father but have different mothers. "My dad abandoned my mom and abandoned me as well to create another family," Johnny told The Ariel Helwani Show.

Asked about their relationship, he said it "could be closer if he respect my mom and my wife more than he's doing because he have a bad sense of humor". He said that since his fight in China, Valter "talks so much bad things about my mom and my wife online, bro, as a joke, you know, that's no good thing to do for clicks".

Johnny said he had told Valter to stop. "He stopped now, that is a probably 6 months or so that he's not doing... not talking sh*t," he said. "But what he did in the past hurts people's hearts, you know."

He then listed the posts: a crude joke about his mother, a claim that his wife would cheat on him if he lost his fight in China, an offer to fight in which "who win f*ck each other's wife", and a jibe that his son has a big head.

"I know he's an idiot and he just have bad sense of humor, but he stopped now," Johnny said. "But I hope he grow up a little bit more and stop talk sh*t about me because I love him, bro. I want to be close to him."

He added: "Like, my brother cannot come to my house in Vegas because my wife doesn't want him here." He said he did not know "when my mom and my wife will forgive him".

Johnny said Valter messages him every day. Asked whether his brother is apologetic, he said: "It's a little bit, bro, but I don't know."

He again ruled out ever fighting Valter. "Oh, never. I'll never fight my brother," he said, adding that Valter is "a good man inside, but he just need some discipline". Johnny <a href="/news/683f8491-14de-4e90-aa77-f3b189146397/johnny-walker-rules-out-fighting-brother-valter-im-not-that-crazy">has said</a> Valter can join any of his fight camps but "just can't stay at my house".

Valter shared Helwani's clip of the interview on X on Monday night and wrote: "Love you, Johnny. Thanks for all you do for me, for my life."

In the same interview, Johnny said Jon Jones <a href="/news/8e195539-b97b-4365-b98c-37ac9031d069/johnny-walker-jon-jones-saved-by-my-celebration-could-beat-him">"was saved by my celebration"</a>. He stopped Waldo Cortes-Acosta with a head kick and punches in the third round of the UFC Vegas 124 main event in Las Vegas on Saturday.

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