The UFC has booked the main event for its first card of 2024 – a fight we recently saw happen without a winner determined. Light heavyweight contenders Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker will run things back in a five-round bout to headline UFC Fight Night on Jan. 13. MMA Junkie confirmed the booking with a person close to the situation Monday after Walker’s coach, SBG Ireland’s John Kavanagh, shared the news on “The MMA Hour.” The UFC has yet to make an official announcement about the event, which is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) and Walker (21-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) fought to a controversial no contest last month at UFC 294 . In the first round, Ankalaev hit Walker with an illegal knee to the head while he was down on the canvas.
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UFC books Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker rematch to headline first event of 2024 – MMA Junkie