UFC officials announced the bout on Thursday afternoon. The bantamweight bout completes the 11-fight July 4th weekend card.
The event will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a UFC bantamweight title fight between Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber.
Hougland has scored eight straight wins, with his last victory coming by way of submission over Craig Ross at a Rumble on the Ridge event last month. His most notable career opponent was Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, who handed Hougland a TKO loss at WEC 6 way back in 2003.
Walker also has a nice winning streak going, winning seven straight prior to inking with the UFC. His last appearance was in December, choking out Billy Vaughn at a NAAFS event. Walker has faced Cub Swanson and Jeff Curran in his career, though both fights were submission losses.
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