Julius Walker aims to make a splash in his UFC debut against veteran Alonzo Menifield, who hopes to avoid a three-fight skid.

Julius Walker had quite the UFC debut. On 10 days’ notice, Walker pushed Alonzo Menifield to the limit in the first fight on the mean card, coming up just short in a split-decision loss. Both fighters did earn a Fight of the Night bonus for an extra $50,

Alonzo Menifield is back in familiar surroundings as he tries to snap a two-bout losing skid Saturday at UFC Fight Night 252. After starting his UFC run fighting out of Fortis MMA in Dallas under coach Sayif Saud,

Walker (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) draws ranked light heavyweight Alonzo Menifield (15-5-1 MMA, 8-5-1 UFC) right off the bat in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 252 ( ESPN+) main card opener at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

UFC has revealed the names of fighters who earned $50,000 bonuses at UFC Fight Night 252, which took place on February 23 in Seattle, USA.

Alonzo Menifield and Julius Walker took home Fight of the Night at UFC Seattle, while Jean Silva & Ricky Simon picked up Performance bonuses