Education
Walsh graduated from Saint Ignatius College in Sydney in 2006. Walsh also enrolled in postgraduate law, but chose instead to pursue mixed martial arts
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He was also a semi-finalist on the The Ultimate Fighter: Canada versus Australia.
He went on to complete a bachelor"s degree in construction at the University of New South Wales before going to study abroad at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Amateur career
Walsh competed extensively before becoming a professional athlete.
He has fought in both amateur Muay Thai and western boxing where he holds records of 10–0 and 6–0 respectively.
Early professional career
Walsh made his professional mixed martial arts debut on 29 May 2009 when he defeated Tahu Pauro by first-round submission. He went on to fight seven more times, four of which ended in first round victories, before auditioning for TUF: Nations.
The Ultimate Fighter
On 5 December 2013, it was announced that Walsh had been selected as one of the welterweight fighters representing Australia for The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada versus Australia. The reality show was led by Patrick Côté and Kyle Noke and premiered in early 2014.
In episode five of the show Walsh, who was placed on Team Noke, faced Matt DesRoches from Team Cote.
He proceeded to the semi-finals of the competition. In the semi-finals, Walsh faced the much-touted Olivier Aubin-Mercier. Walsh was defeated in the first round via rear-naked choke.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Walsh fought former teammate Chris Indich on the undercard of The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping versus
Kennedy. The event took place on 16 April 2014 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Walsh was able to control the fight for three rounds and was awarded a unanimous decision as a result.
Walsh faced Kiichi Kunimoto at UFC Fight Night 52. He lost the fight via controversial split decision.
Many prominent Mobile Marketing Association sites and fighters scored the bout in Walsh"s favour given his dominance in the first two rounds of the fight.
Walsh faced Alan Jouban on 28 February 2015 at UFC 184. Walsh faced Steve Kennedy on 15 November 2015 at UFC 193. Walsh faced Viscardi Andrade on 20 March 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.
He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Walsh trained at the same gym as fellow UFC fighter and TUF 20 alumni Alex Chambers prior to the latter"s departure in mid 2015. Unlike Chambers, Walsh originally had no intention of competing.
However, he has been a longtime fan of Mobile Marketing Association and combat sports which finally led to his decision to turn professional.
