Why don't fighters like Johny Walker use a high guard?

[Xoleth]

When you know your chin is not that good, wouldn't a high guard help?
I know these are MMA gloves, but look at Petr Yan and how well he use it
Or it only works for smaller fighters?

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

That's because they don't have the skills and discipline of Petr Yan. Takes years of intense training to have the fundamentals to fight out of the high guard. I think Johnny Walker is entertaining, but he's not a fundamentally skilled fighter

 

[blaseblah]

He should learn from Overeem on how to stay in the top 10 with a weak chin. Cover up and run away.

 

[ryun253]

He has crappy fundamentals and relies on crazy hail marys to land.

 

[kingmob6]

He has bad coaching

 

[Luthien]

He is/was a guy that blasted up the ranks at LHW by being crazy and utterly reckless, but that isn't going to fly in the top 10 tis why he is now getting knocked out left and right. Don't expect anything but for Walker to get cut soon as Dana has used him up.

 

[eatu4tea]

This might come as a surprise to you but these fighters that choose to get repeatedly hit in the head for a career aren't usually the best and brightest of the bunch. This is why they rely on and pay a lot of money for quality coaching. Great examples of this are Mayweather and Mike Tyson. Both guys are completely brain dead but they had some of the best coaching and discipline and as a result, they were invincible (While Tyson was under Cus D'mato's wing).

Johnny Walker has never had a great coaching team around him and hence his skills have remained stagnant and around the same level as when he first came into the UFC. If he doesn't get cut, sure, he might hit another can or debutant with a flying knee but until he actually makes positive changes and moves to a quality camp that is all he will ever amount to.

 

[StonedLemur]

He is/was a guy that blasted up the ranks at LHW by being crazy and utterly reckless, but that isn't going to fly in the top 10 tis why he is now getting knocked out left and right. Don't expect anything but for Walker to get cut soon as Dana has used him up.

Unfortunately you're right.
He won't survive at the top, so next stop will be PFL, or Bellator.

 

[Luthien]

He won't survive at the top, so next stop will be PFL, or Bellator.

 

[StonedLemur]

My panties are moist now lol

 

[Pierced7681]

Feel bad for Walker, he and Garbrandt both have the same issue, tho Cody actually became a champ at one point

 

[Midget Boxer]

Opens up body shots and takedowns

 

[sonhow]

He has zero momentum at the moment. Seems like they just want to get rid of him with current matchmaking.
Give him Cherant for slight momentum boost.

 

[CroCopsLHK]

Offense is his Forte

 

[Dirty Frank]

This might come as a surprise to you but these fighters that choose to get repeatedly hit in the head for a career aren't usually the best and brightest of the bunch. This is why they rely on and pay a lot of money for quality coaching. Great examples of this are Mayweather and Mike Tyson. Both guys are completely brain dead but they had some of the best coaching and discipline and as a result, they were invincible (While Tyson was under Cus D'mato's wing).

Johnny Walker has never had a great coaching team around him and hence his skills have remained stagnant and around the same level as when he first came into the UFC. If he doesn't get cut, sure, he might hit another can or debutant with a flying knee but until he actually makes positive changes and moves to a quality camp that is all he will ever amount to.

Mayweather is brain dead?

 

[textwarrior]

You have to be real good to be fighting elites with that face pace risk style. I like it but its a risk. Jiri has to be careful too.

 

[eatu4tea]

Mayweather is brain dead?

What? He can't read properly... Domestic violence... Stint in prison... Thinks his wrestling is 7/10... Big time degenerate gambler...

Do I need to keep going or? What's the matter, do you see him as your intellectual equal or something?

 

[Snoowpy]

What? He can't read properly... Domestic violence... Stint in prison... Thinks his wrestling is 7/10... Big time degenerate gambler...

Do I need to keep going or? What's the matter, do you see him as your intellectual equal or something?

I wouldn't hire a lawyer to do my plumbing now would I? He's a genius when it comes to Boxing.

 

[FIghtxIQ]

Opens up body shots and takedowns

Not really. Only if you don't know how to adjust to body shots and take downs from high guard. Boxers use the high guard and block body shots just fine with it. Yan has no problem with TDD while using high guard. You can frame from there pretty easily when the takedowns come if you can read the takedowns and have TDD.

 

[Midget Boxer]

Not really. Only if you don't know how to adjust to body shots and take downs from high guard. Boxers use the high guard and block body shots just fine with it. Yan has no problem with TDD while using high guard. You can frame from there pretty easily when the takedowns come if you can read the takedowns and have TDD.

How would they do that? Their rib cage is wide open. Unless they crouch down or keep one arm low to protect the body