Brogan Walker Explained

Brogan Walker
Other Names:The Bear
Birth Date:2 August 1988
Birth Place:California, United States[1]
Fighting Out Of:Hagåtña, Guam[2]
Weight:126 lb
Weight Class:Flyweight
Reach In:67
Rank:Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Team:Elite Muay Thai
Purebred BJJ Guam
Trainer:2014–present
Mma Subwin:1
Mma Decwin:6
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Decloss:3
Sherdog:176193

Brogan Walker (born August 2, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She has previously fought for Invicta Fighting Championships.

Background

Walker was born in California, United States. She moved to Guam after she married her Guamanian husband, Mike Sanchez. She represents Guam when competing in MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Walker fought under Pacific Xtreme Combat and amassed a record of 4–0 prior to getting signed by Invicta Fighting Championships.[4]

Invicta Fighting Championships

Walker made her Invicta debut on January 13, 2018, against Cheri Muraski at Invicta FC 27.[5] She won the fight via split decision.[6]

Her next fight came on July 21, 2018, facing Miranda Maverick at Invicta FC 30. She won the fight via unanimous decision.[7]

On October 4, 2019, Walker faced Pearl Gonzalez at Invicta FC 37.[8] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[9]

Walker faced Erin Blanchfield at Invicta FC 41 on July 30, 2020, as a late notice replacement for Stephanie Geltmacher.[10] She lost the fight by unanimous decision.[11]

Walker faced Emilee King at Invicta FC 44 on August 27, 2021. She won the fight by a first-round submission, forcing King to tap with a rear naked choke near the end of the round.[12]

The Ultimate Fighter

In February 2022, Walker was announced as a cast member of .[13] She was selected third by Julianna Peña in the fighter selections. In her first fight in the house, she faced Hannah Guy and won by majority decision. In the semi-finals, she faced Laura Gallardo and won by unanimous decision to advance to the finals.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In the TUF 30 finals, Walker faced Juliana Miller on August 6, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 40.[14] She lost the fight via technical knockout in round three.[15]

Walker was scheduled to face Liang Na on March 25, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 43.[16] However, Liang pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and Walker was moved to a month later as a replacement against Iasmin Lucindo.[17] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[18]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss| style="text-align:center | 7–4|Iasmin Lucindo|Decision (unanimous)|| |align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss| style="text-align:center | 7–3|Juliana Miller|TKO (punches and elbows)||| style="text-align:center | 3| style="text-align:center | 3:57|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win| style="text-align:center | 7–2|Emilee King|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Invicta FC 44: A New Era|| style="text-align:center | 1| style="text-align:center | 4:28|Kansas City, Kansas, United States||-|Loss| style="text-align:center | 6–2|Erin Blanchfield|Decision (unanimous)|Invicta FC 41: Morandin vs. Ruiz|| style="text-align:center | 3| style="text-align:center | 5:00|Kansas City, Kansas, United States||-|Loss| style="text-align:center | 6–1|Pearl Gonzalez|Decision (unanimous)|Invicta FC 37: Gonzalez vs. Sanchez|| style="text-align:center | 3| style="text-align:center | 5:00|Kansas City, Kansas, United States||-|Win| style="text-align:center | 6–0|Miranda Maverick|Decision (unanimous)|Invicta FC 30: Frey vs. Grusander|| style="text-align:center | 3| style="text-align:center | 5:00|Kansas City, Missouri, United States||-|Win| style="text-align:center | 5–0|Cheri Muraski|Decision (split)|Invicta FC 27: Kaufman vs. Kianzad|| style="text-align:center | 3| style="text-align:center | 5:00|Kansas City, Missouri, United States| |-|Win| style="text-align:center | 4–0|Kate Da Silva|Decision (unanimous)|Pacific Xtreme Combat 54|| style="text-align:center | 3| style="text-align:center | 5:00|Mangila, Guam||-|Win| style="text-align:center | 3–0|Emiko Raika|Decision (unanimous)|Pacific Xtreme Combat 50|| style="text-align:center | 3| style="text-align:center | 5:00|Mangila, Guam| |-|Win| style="text-align:center | 2–0|Gabby Romero|Decision (unanimous)|Pacific Xtreme Combat 49|| style="text-align:center | 3| style="text-align:center | 5:00|Mangila, Guam| |-|Win| style="text-align:center | 1–0|Jung Yoo-jin |Decision (unanimous)|Pacific Xtreme Combat 45|| style="text-align:center | 3| style="text-align:center | 5:00|Mangila, Guam||}

|-|Win|align=center|2–0| Laura Gallardo| Decision (unanimous)| rowspan=2|| (airdate)|align=center|3|align=center|5:00| rowspan=2|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0| Hannah Guy| Decision (majority)| (airdate)|align=center|2|align=center|5:00||-[4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Invicta FC 30: Guam's Brogan Walker-Sanchez hopes to spread the 'Håfa Adai' spirit through MMA. AXS. 2019-10-29. en-US.
  2. Web site: Brogan Walker-Sanchez ("Killer Bee") MMA Fighter Page. Tapology. en. 2019-10-29.
  3. Web site: Pacific Daily News. Tomas. Jojo Santo. Pacific Daily News. en. 2019-10-29.
  4. Web site: Brogan. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2019-10-29.
  5. Web site: Brogan Walker Sanchez ready for Invicta fight against Miranda Ma - KUAM.com-KUAM News: On Air. Online. On Demand.. www.kuam.com. 2019-10-29.
  6. Web site: Guam's Brogan Walker-Sanchez wins debut in Invicta FC 27. Post. Matt Weiss The Guam Daily. The Guam Daily Post. en. 2019-10-29.
  7. Web site: Brogan Walker-Sanchez stays undefeated at 6-0. Tomas. Jojo Santo. Pacific Daily News. en. 2019-10-29.
  8. Web site: "Chi-Town Princess" Pearl Gonzalez moves to main event tomorrow night against Brogan Walker-Sanchez at Invicta FC 37 on UFC Fight Pass Hola America News. Cunningham. Nicholas. 2019-10-03. en-US. 2019-10-29.
  9. Web site: Invicta FC 37 results: Pearl Gonzalez edges Brogan Sanchez, Mariya Agapova impresses. 2019-10-05. MMA Junkie. en. 2019-10-29.
  10. Web site: Critchfeld . Tristen . Brogan Walker-Sanchez Replaces Geltmacher, Meets Erin Blanchfield at Invicta FC 41 . sherdog.com . 13 April 2022 . 14 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Sargent . Robert . Invicta Fighting Championships 41 Live Play-By-Play & Results . mmarising.com . 13 April 2022 . 30 July 2020.
  12. Web site: Daily Post Staff . Brogan Walker-Sanchez reigns over King in Invicta FC 44 . postguam.com . 13 April 2022 . 20 September 2021.
  13. Web site: 2022-02-05. TUF Season 30: UFC champions Julianna Pena & Amanda Nunes faceoff as coaches. 2022-02-05. FIGHTMAG. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2022-07-19 . TUF 30 heavyweight and women's flyweight finals set for UFC on ESPN 40 . 2022-07-20 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  15. Web site: Bitter . Shawn . 2022-08-06 . UFC Vegas 59: Juliana Miller Caps Off Win Over Brogan Walker with DX Chop, TUF Trophy . 2022-08-07 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  16. Web site: Na Liang faces Brogan Walker at UFC San Antonio. Asian MMA. 2023-02-10. 2023-02-10.
  17. Web site: Brogan Walker replaced M.Martinez against Iasmin Lucindo at April 22 UFC event. itnwwe.com. Arshad. 2023-03-17. 2023-03-18.
  18. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2023-04-22 . UFC Vegas 71: Iasmin Lucindo Wins One-Sided Fight with Brogan Walker . 2023-04-24 . Cageside Press . en-US.