{"id":40646,"date":"2026-09-22T03:22:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T03:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Valter-Walker-admits-foot-problem-has-him-doubting-UFC-title-hopes-202902"},"modified":"2026-09-22T03:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T03:22:32","slug":"valter-walker-admits-foot-problem-has-him-doubting-ufc-title-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/valter-walker-admits-foot-problem-has-him-doubting-ufc-title-hopes\/","title":{"rendered":"Valter Walker admits foot problem has him doubting UFC title hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/valter-walker-admits-foot-problem-has-him-doubting-ufc-title-hopes.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Valter-Walker-376023\">Valter<br \/>\nWalker<\/a> believes his compromised feet might be a hurdle on his<br \/>\nway to an <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> title.<\/p>\n<p>While Walker is a feared leg lock submission artist, he isn\u2019t an<br \/>\nelite striker. \u201cThe Foot Hunter\u201d recently admitted that his<br \/>\nstriking isn\u2019t up to the mark due to bad footwork caused by his<br \/>\ncompromised feet. Walker revealed that his footwork is poor as his<br \/>\ntoes are curled, limiting his ability to be light on his feet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Valter Walker says childhood shoe problems left him with curled<br \/>\ntoes and poor footwork<\/h2>\n<p>Coming from a poor background, Walker didn\u2019t have money to buy new<br \/>\nshoes as his feet grew. Wearing undersized shoes did long-term<br \/>\ndamage to his toes, which is now showing its effects. He claims<br \/>\nthat this issue is the biggest stumbling block towards him becoming<br \/>\na champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really have a big problem with my footwork,\u201d Walker told Full<br \/>\nMount MMA. \u201cMy foot is not really good because when I was young, I<br \/>\ndidn\u2019t have money to buy new shoes. All the time my foot grew and<br \/>\nthe shoes were smaller than my feet. My toes are a little bit<br \/>\n[curled]. And because of this, I have a little bit of a footwork<br \/>\nproblem. And I don\u2019t really know how I can be a champion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Walker (16-1) isn\u2019t in the UFC heavyweight title picture yet,<br \/>\nhe has quickly ascended the ranks. The 28-year-old has scored five<br \/>\nconsecutive submission wins since suffering his lone professional<br \/>\nloss in his UFC debut in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"2.93536121673\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.0722433460076\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude2c <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Valter-Walker-376023\">Valter<br \/>\nWalker<\/a> says he didn\u2019t have money to buy new shoes, which is why<br \/>\nhe has bad footwork and striking:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy toes are curled. I have really bad footwork.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MMAFullMount?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MMAFullMount<\/a><br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lTyyaIf0Jt\">pic.twitter.com\/lTyyaIf0Jt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Full Mount MMA (@MMAFullMount) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MMAFullMount\/status\/2102149862422679857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nSeptember 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valter Walker believes his compromised feet might be a hurdle on his way to an Ultimate Fighting Championship title. While Walker is a feared leg lock submission artist, he isn\u2019t an elite striker. \u201cThe Foot Hunter\u201d recently admitted that his striking isn\u2019t up to the mark due to bad footwork caused by his compromised feet. 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