The world of mixed martial arts has stayed still with eyes gaping wide as Johnny Walker seemingly joined Khabib Nurmagomedov’s training camp. Walker has faced nothing but defeats in the last couple of his fights. Now, the Brazilian mixed martial artist has taken a giant step to upgrade his fighting prowess by training with the Dagestani team at the AKA gym.

There was a time when Walker trained at Conor McGregor’s camp under the guidance of the Straight Blast Gym’s head coach, John Kavanagh. And fight fans aren’t oblivious to the volcanic heat that emanates from the rivalry between ‘The Notorious’ and the Dagestani legend. Undoubtedly, the MMA realm never expected someone from McGregor’s team to train under Nurmagomedov’s guidance. 

Back in April 2024, Kavanagh took to X and commended the Dagestani team’s practice of punishing the fighters who violated the hairstyle uniformity. To the world’s surprise, the SBG head coach even opted to bring that Dagestani tradition to Ireland. Many fans seemed to believe that it was targeted toward Walker, who is infamous for his long curly hair. But they didn’t suspect him shifting to the AKA gym.

The pictures of Walker training with the former undefeated lightweight champion have begun circling the internet. Needless to say, the fight fans have taken to the comments section and revealed their thoughts about it.

Fight fans are left in awe as Johnny Walker joins Khabib Nurmagomedov’s camp despite being a part of team Conor McGregor

Going against McGregor to train at the American Kickboxing Academy was a pretty big move for Walker. Some of the fans made a reference to Dillon Danis training with Alex Pereira, instead of ‘The Notorious’. One of the comments read, “Conor is losing everybody.” But given the former UFC double champion’s habit of lashing out on X, the fighting community expected the Irishman to drop down some rageful words. One fan wrote, “Connor defs gonna be tweeting about Jonny once his on the nose candy.” Meanwhile, another fan claimed that the SBG gym was made for losers, pointing at McGregor’s failure to make a comeback to the Octagon. The comment read, “he understood u cant get anything from losers camp ..”

Some of the fans even took to X and expressed themselves. But the emotions were the same. The anticipation of the ‘Mystic Mac’s tweet was palpable. One fan commented, “Hell yeah. We about to get the dopest conor mcgregor voice note of all time.” Meanwhile, another fan wrote, “Incoming Conor tweet.”

Some of the fans were left in splits as they pointed out that Walker used to train at the SBG, Ireland. After all, the stars of both gyms share a pretty furious history. One comment read, “The same guy who said he’s team Conor and ready to take on team Khabib, is now training with Khabib.” Another fan commented, “He was in Conor’s camp before. This guy”

Nurmagomedov’s skill in the realm of grappling is something that has been lifted up high for ages. Wrestling, along with his strong fists was what led ‘The Eagle’ and his students to long undefeated runs. The fans believed that it was indeed a good decision for Walker. One fan wrote, “Good decision by Walker,, will see how this impact his performance.”

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