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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.
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.