Number thirteen – regular Johnny Walker won a victory over the Chinese light heavyweight prospect Zhang Mingyang in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang. Walker entered the game like a +300 Underdog against Zhang, which rode a twelve-fight finishing streak before he was cut by Walkers brutal bone kicks.
Zhang found success in the fight early and landed a number of clean shots, but Walker’s new coach, Eric Nicksick, was able to calm his hunter between rounds – shifting the momentum on the way to the second round.
Walker started to find consistent success with leg kicks. The gambling favorite, Zhang, was beaten in the perineal nerve- A notoriously vulnerable area in combat sports. The perineal nerve has affected many hunters in the past, so that the course of a fight is often changed dramatically. Walker soon noticed that Zhang had trouble weighing on his leg and capitalizing, so that two more identical stairs land to the same area.
It was clear that Zhang was in trouble. Walker swarmed him with ground and pounds, forcing the referee to step in and stop the fight.
Perineal nerve blows in MMA
The perineal nerve is a branch of the hip nerve that plays a crucial role in controlling movement and sensation in the lower leg, foot and toes. Damage to the perineal nerve can lead to various problems, including a drop in foot, numbness, tingling and pain in the areas affected.
There is a strange history of leg kicks to the perineal nerve that drastically changes the course of fighting. A remarkable example is the loss of Michael Chandler of his Bellator title against Brent Primus in 2017. Chandler was hit in the perineal nerve and could not recover on time, resulting in a TKO loss.
Another example took place on UFC 261 in 2021, when Jimmy Crute confronted Anthony “Lionheart” Smith. After he had been kicked in the peroneal nerve, Crute was unable to stand at the start of the second round, so that the referee stopped the fight.
However, a few hunters have succeeded in surviving the effects of a peroneal nervous attack and are still at the top. Such a case was former Bantam weight champion “Suga” Sean O’Malley in his second UFC fight against Andre Soukhamththth. After he had been kicked and had lost control of his leg, O’Malley remained on the ground for most of the third round. Surprisingly, Soukhamthath is not aware of the state of O’Malley-to not forcing stand-up, so that O’Malley can survive and win a decision.
Another controversial case happened during the UFC 227 flightweight title fight between Henry Cejudo and Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. Cejudo was kicked in the first round in the peroneal nerve for about 30 seconds and struggled visibly to use his foot. Despite the setback, he recovered and won a split decision about one of the greatest hunters in the UFC history.
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