Johnny Walker and Mick Parkin face off before Walker's heavyweight debut at UFC 332
Walker weighed 242lb for his first fight at heavyweight, 23.5lb lighter than Sunderland's Parkin, who is 10-1.
Johnny Walker and Mick Parkin went nose to nose at the UFC 332 ceremonial weigh-ins in Salt Lake City on Friday, a calm face-off with no contact before Walker's first fight at heavyweight.
Walker, who has spent his whole UFC career at light heavyweight, spread his arms and flexed on the stage after weighing 242lb. Parkin flexed too at 265.5lb, giving him a 23.5lb advantage, though Walker is the taller man at 6ft 6in to Parkin's 6ft 4in.
Walker was first booked to make his heavyweight debut against Ante Delija, who pulled out injured, and the UFC moved him to this card to face Parkin. The Sunderland heavyweight is 10-1, his only defeat a unanimous decision against Marcin Tybura. Walker is 22-10 with one no contest, and his 15-second finish is the seventh fastest in UFC light heavyweight history.
The fight is in the early prelims, which begin at 21:00 UK and Irish time on Saturday. The weigh-in results and our UFC 332 UK start time guide have the full card.
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