Outside Source
Vitor Petrino is building momentum at heavyweight. | Getty/UFC
After watching Vitor Petrino‘s third consecutive victory over Steven Asplund in the heavyweight division last Saturday, Valter Walker challenged his countryman on social media.
“You’re complaining about the ranking, so let’s fight in June to see if you enter the rankings. I’m in the top 14,” Walker said in a comment right after the fight (Petrino would enter the UFC rankings at 15th on Tuesday).
Petrino’s coach, Cristiano Marcello, told Sherdog.com that the challenge was not only accepted but also taken to the UFC.
Challenge Accepted
“Challenge accepted,” Marcello said, adding that the preference is that the fight takes place in July. “Our manager has already taken it to the UFC and we are just waiting for the answer. Valter is a good fight for Petrino. Now it’s up there and we’ll see which shield breaks through first.”
Walker has won four straight UFC appearances since dropping his Octagon debut. All of Walker’s victories in the organization have come via the same submission: an ankle lock, which became his trademark.
Petrino has nine fights in the UFC. He entered the UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series by knocking out Rodolfo Bellato. After stringing together four consecutive victories in the light heavyweight division, Petrino suffered two setbacks. He was submitted by Anthony Smith at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro and knocked out by Dustin Jacoby. The defeats led the Brazilian to move up to heavyweight in 2025, where he managed to reach the rankings i after defeating Austen Lane, Thomas Peterson and Asplund.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
Help support MMACrazies.com when you shop Amazon by starting your online Amazon shopping at MMACrazies.com/recommends/amazon. You are not charged extra, but we receive a small and very helpful commission on everything you purchase. Thanks for thinking of us every time you shop at Amazon.
