Jimmy Crute is gearing up for his return to the Octagon.
The UFC announced that Crute and Alonzo Menifield have agreed to fight at UFC 284, the upcoming pay-per-view event scheduled for Feb. 12 at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
Following two ‘Performance of the Night’ awarded finishes of Michau0142 Oleksiejczuk and Modestas Bukauskas, Crute suffered back-to-back losses to Anthony Smith and Jamahal Hill. The ‘Brute’ would spend 2022 on the sidelines as he underwent knee reconstruction surgery. According to Crute, the surgery was necessary to avoid a potentially ‘career-ending injury’ after years of accumulating damage throughout his career.