{"id":104877,"date":"2026-06-02T06:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/julius-walker\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T22:37:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:37:06","slug":"julius-walker","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/julius-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"Julius Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Julius \u00ab\u00a0Juice Box\u00a0\u00bb Walker : le basketteur devenu pr\u00e9dateur des mi-lourds<\/h2>\n

Un profil atypique<\/h3>\n

Avant de mettre le pied dans un octogone, Julius Walker shootait des paniers en Division II \u00e0 Drury University, \u00e0 Springfield (Missouri). All-State au foot en lyc\u00e9e, basketteur universitaire qui savait qu’il n’irait pas plus loin \u2014 Walker a choisi la voie dure plut\u00f4t que les regrets. N\u00e9 \u00e0 New Haven (Connecticut) le 16 juillet 1999, il tourne aujourd’hui \u00e0 6’4″ pour 78 pouces d’allonge, des mensurations qui font du d\u00e9g\u00e2t chez les mi-lourds. Il s’entra\u00eene au sein de Team Fusion, Springfield.<\/p>\n

Une ascension express sur la sc\u00e8ne r\u00e9gionale<\/h3>\n

Walker d\u00e9bute en pro en 2023 et met \u00e0 peine deux ans pour passer de la Synergy FC \u00e0 l’UFC. Les chiffres parlent d’eux-m\u00eames : 5 finishes en premier round, 3 victoires termin\u00e9es avant la barre des deux minutes. Il s’empare du ceinture Synergy FC mi-lourds en mars 2024 en \u00e9touffant Nyle Bartling via triangle-armbar au deuxi\u00e8me round, puis encha\u00eene en juin 2024 avec un finish spectaculaire sur Bevon Lewis \u2014 ancien combattant UFC \u2014 via ground and pound d\u00e8s le premier round. En novembre 2024, il ajoute le titre Peak FC \u00e0 sa collection en stoppant le champion Myron Dennis en 1:58. Bilan : 6 victoires, 0 d\u00e9faite avant de rejoindre l’UFC.<\/p>\n

Les d\u00e9buts \u00e0 l’UFC : gros coeur, bilan contrast\u00e9<\/h3>\n

Le 22 f\u00e9vrier 2025, Walker re\u00e7oit un appel le 12 f\u00e9vrier \u2014 dix jours avant le combat \u2014 pour faire ses d\u00e9buts \u00e0 l’UFC face \u00e0 Alonzo Menifield lors de l’UFC Fight Night Seattle (Cejudo vs. Song). Sans contrat sign\u00e9 depuis longtemps, sans pr\u00e9paration sp\u00e9cifique : il accepte sans h\u00e9siter. Le r\u00e9sultat est une d\u00e9cision partag\u00e9e en faveur de Menifield, mais le combat m\u00e9rite le bonus Fight of the Night \u2014 preuve que Walker n’est pas venu pour faire de la figuration. En ao\u00fbt 2025, il redresse la barre avec une d\u00e9cision unanime propre sur Rafael Cerqueira. Le 8 f\u00e9vrier 2026, Dustin Jacoby le stoppe par TKO au deuxi\u00e8me round (1:42) \u2014 un revers qui lui rappelle que le niveau UFC est brutal. Record actuel : 7-2 (1-2 \u00e0 l’UFC).<\/p>\n

Prochain combat<\/h3>\n

Le 27 juin 2026, Walker affronte Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev (9-0) au UFC Fight Night de Bakou (Azerba\u00efdjan). L’adversaire est invaincu et motiv\u00e9 \u2014 le genre de test qui dira clairement si \u00ab\u00a0Juice Box\u00a0\u00bb a sa place dans le top du classement mi-lourds ou s’il a encore du chemin \u00e0 faire.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> UFC.com<\/a>, UFC News \u2013 A New Journey Begins<\/a>, CageSidePress<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Julius \u00ab\u00a0Juice Box\u00a0\u00bb Walker, mi-lourd UFC n\u00e9 \u00e0 New Haven, ex-basketteur universitaire, 7-2 pro dont 5 finishes au 1er round. Combat le 27 juin 2026 \u00e0 Bakou.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":101551,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69983],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104877","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-light-heavyweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nJulius Walker - Biographie MMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Biographie compl\u00e8te de Julius Walker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/julius-walker\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Julius Walker - Biographie MMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Biographie compl\u00e8te de Julius Walker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/julius-walker\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grizzliz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Grizzliz\/61585516850193\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-20T22:37:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2772.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"254\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/julius-walker\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/julius-walker\/\",\"name\":\"Julius Walker - 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