Video: James Te Huna's UFC Fight Night 43 walkout was pretty amazing

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand – He didn’t get the victory, but James Te Huna clearly was the winner when it came to fighter walkouts at today’s early-morning UFC Fight Night 43 event.

Te Huna (16-8 MMA, 5-4 UFC), a native New Zealander, fought in his home country for the first time in his UFC career as he took on Nate Marquardt (33-13-2 MMA, 11-6 UFC) in the UFC Fight Pass-streamed headliner at Vector Arena in Auckland.

Despite entering the fight as a 2-1 favorite, according to the sportsbooks, Te Huna suffered a first-round armbar loss in the bout, which marked his drop from light heavyweight to middleweight.

Earlier this week, UFC representatives received a traditional “Haka” welcome by the Maori, an indigenous warrior people in New Zealand. Check it out below.

And check out a short clip of Te Huna’s walkout, which also had some local flavor, in the above video, courtesy of the UFC’s Instagram account.

And for complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 43, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

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