Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Johnny Walker squared off in a Heavyweight bout earlier tonight (Sat., Nov. 7, 2026) inside Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC Vegas 124. After an absolutely crazy fight, Walker walked away with another knockout victory.
Walker opened the fight with three consecutive chopping low kicks. Cortes-Acosta started pushing forward and whiffed on a right hand swing. Within the opening 30 seconds, Cortes-Acosta ate another couple hard low kicks. "Salsa Boy" pressed hard and rocked Walker with a right, briefly putting him on the canvas. The fight moved into the clinch, where Cortes-Acosta weighed on his opponent and landed a nice elbow.
Back in the center, Walker continued to chew up the lead leg, and Cortes-Acosta was feeling the effects. He still nearly killed Walker with a wide right hand that just missed though! Cortes-Acosta was compromised, but the knockout remained quite possible. The first round ended with an absolutely WILD exchange, as Walker willingly threw down with the boxer.
The second opened with a hard low kick from Walker and hard right hand from Cortes-Acosta — no defense from either man! Three more hard kicks connected for the Brazilian. Walker ...