Valter Walker, brother of UFC light heavyweight contender Johnny Walker, has rebooked his debut with the promotion.
Originally slated to compete against Jake Collier back in September, Walker (11-0) will instead debut as part of the UFC’s April 6, 2024 Fight Night event, taking on Lukasz Brzeski (8-4-1, 1NC).
Both fighters confirmed the news following an initial announcement by Walker’s coach, Gor Azizyan, on social media.
The heavyweight bout will find Valter Walker looking to maintain his perfect record, having most recently defeated UFC veteran Alex Nicholson under the Titan FC banner back in June — a fight that snagged Walker the promotion’s heavyweight championship.
Lukasz Brzeski joined the UFC by way of Dana White’s Contender Series in 2021, though his win over Dylan Potter was overturned after the Polish fighter tested positive for clomiphene. He made his way into the UFC nonetheless, but has gone 0-3 through three fights, dropping decisions to Martin Buday and Karl Williams before being finished by Waldo Cortes-Acosta at a Fight Night show back in August.
That puts Brzeski in must-win territory here, even in a division as thin as heavyweight.
The UFC’s April 6, 2024 Fight Night event does not yet have a venue, location, or broadcast plan officially announced. The show comes just a week prior to the expectedly massive UFC 300. Only two fights have been reported for the event thus far:
- Marvin Vettori vs. Brendan Allen
- Valter Walker vs. Lukasz Brzeski
