Gerald Meerschaert VS Julius Walker

Stepping into the Octagon for his 60th and final professional fight, veteran Gerald Meerschaert struggled to find his footing against a physically imposing Julius Walker in this light heavyweight clash. Meerschaert looked noticeably slow and sluggish on the feet, allowing Walker to command the center of the cage and pick his shots. Walker surprisingly chose to engage Meerschaert on the mat—typically GM3's domain—and found immense success, securing multiple takedowns and dominating the grappling exchanges. In the second round, Walker's relentless pressure broke the retiring veteran down. He trapped Meerschaert and rained down heavy ground-and-pound strikes, prompting the referee to step in at 03:35 and snapping Walker's two-fight losing streak with a commanding TKO.

Gerald Meerschaert moves up to light heavyweight under duress — a weight miss at middleweight preceded this divisional shift — and faces Julius Walker in a career-defining fight for both men. Meerschaert holds a 12-14 UFC record across five consecutive losses while Walker, at 27, is 1-3 in the promotion and still looking for his first UFC win after an eight-second loss in his last outing, making this a genuine crossroads bout.