Alonzo Menifield vs Julius Walker at UFC Fight Night 252 | Preview & Prediction
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We have fascinating match-up on the main card with veteran Alonzo Menifield in need of a victory and he comes up against an unbeaten newcomer in Julius Walker
Alonzo Menifield vs Julius Walker Facts
When is UFC Fight Night 252? UK – the preliminary card starts at 11:00pm on Saturday 22nd February 2025, followed by the main card at 2:00am (Sunday) / USA – 6:00pm/9:00pm ET and 3:00pm/6:00pm PT
Where is UFC Fight Night 252? Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, USA
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 252? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 252
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 252 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 252? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC Fight Night 252 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Alonzo Menifield and Julius Walker expected to walk out? 3:15am UK / Saturday 22nd, February, 10:15pm US ET / 7:15pm US PT
UFC Fight Night 252 Main Card
Henry Cejudo vs Song Yandong (Bantamweight)
Brandon Allen vs Anthony Hernandez (Middleweight)
Rob Font vs Jean Matsumoto (Catchweight)
Jean Silva vs Melsik Baghdasaryan (Featherweight)
Alonzo Menifield vs Julius Walker (Light Heavyweight)
UFC Fight Night 252 Prelims
Ion Cutelaba vs Ibo Aslan (Light Heavyweight)
Andre Fili vs Melquizael Costa (Featherweight)
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Nick Klein (Middleweight)
Ricky Simon vs Javid Basharat (Bantamweight)
Nikolay Veretennikov vs Austin Vanderford (catchweight)
Nursulton Ruziboev vs Eric McConico (Middleweight)
Modestas Bukauskas vs Raffael Cerqueira (Light Heavyweight)
Alonzo Menifield: Vet coming off back-to-back KO losses
Alonzo Menifield (15-5-1) faces arguably the biggest challenge of his career as he needs to bounce back from successive knockout losses. He first suffered a loss to the impressive Carlos Ulberg and then to Azamat Murzakanov so he desperately needs a win here to get his career back on track.
Julius Walker: UFC newcomer bringing 100% record
Julius Walker (6-0) makes his UFC debut and he comes in having won all of his professional MMA fights with four knockouts and two submissions. This is unquestionably the biggest fight of his career as he gets a shot in the big time but he faces a tough test as the UFC have thrown him straight in to a tough bout against an experienced operator.
Alonzo Menifield vs Julius Walker Prediction
The UFC have pieced some fight together here as they’ve put a knockout specialist and newcomer to the organisation up against an experienced campaigner who has suffered successive knockouts.
Menifield has fought at a good level for quite some time having been in the UFC for over six years. He is going to have to show mettle here to bounce back from these losses and the manner of them.
Walker is a dangerous fighter but has limited experience and has not fought anybody of real quality yet.
That could be exposed here as think Menifield goes back to basics with some of his wrestling, and ultimately shows his class to grind out the win.
Prediction: Alonzo Menifield to win
