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Petrino (15-2) extended his win streak to four with a unanimous decision over Serghei Spivac on Aug. 22 to further ascend the heavyweight rankings. Walker (16-1), who’s also among the top-ranked heavyweights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, took a shot at Petrino on social media by posting a photo from his recent fight, labeling it boring.
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Petrino has now fired back.
Vitor Petrino says he has repeatedly asked the UFC to book Valter Walker
In a recent interview with Sherdog’s Marcelo Alonso, Petrino responded to Walker’s comments about his fight with Spivac, claiming that he’s campaigned for a matchup against the grappling specialist many times, to no avail.
“That guy is a clown. Nobody respects him. I don’t even want to talk about him much,” Petrino said. “I’ve asked for that fight several times and I don’t know why the UFC hasn’t made it happen.”
Petrino’s interest in the matchup isn’t new. His coach, Cristiano Marcello, previously told Sherdog that Petrino had accepted a challenge from Walker.
“Unlike him, who has already said he’s not interested in fighting the top guys, I like challenging myself,” Petrino said, taking another shot at his countryman. “I’ll fight anyone in the Top 10. I love to challenge myself.”
Walker is on a five-fight win streak, with all five wins coming via leg-based submissions, including four heel hooks.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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