Menifield, 37, defeated Julius Walker by split decision in a bout that was later named Fight of the Night and earned him an additional $50,000. The win snapped a two-fight skid for Menifield, who returned to Fortis MMA in preparation of the bout.

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,

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

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.

Julius Walker thought the odds for his UFC debut would be a lot more lopsided. 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.

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,