Johnny Walker stops Waldo Cortes-Acosta in UFC | MMA News
A heavyweight bout between No. 6 ranked Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Johnny Walker headlined Saturday’s UFC Vegas 124 combat card at the Meta Apex.
Cortes-Acosta made the stroll to the octagon coming off back-to-back loses and in need of a win to stay in the Top 10 rankings. Walker returned to the heavyweight division in his last outing, selecting up a knockout win over Mick Parkin on Oct. 3.
Walker landed first with three consecutive leg kicks. Cortes-Acosta pressured Walker. He missed with a big proper hand. Walker circled on the skin and continued to land leg kicks. Cortes-Acosta unloaded a mixture and knocked Walker down. Walker shortly acquired to his toes and they labored along the cage. They separated and Walker went back to touchdown leg kicks. Cortes-Acosta landed a proper hand and clinched. They exchanged in the closing seconds. MMAWeekly scored the spherical 10-9 for Walker.
Walker continued to ship leg kicks in the second spherical. Cortes-Acosta stalked Walker. Cortes-Acosta moved in with a mixture. Walker linked with a back elbow. Cortes-Aosta pressed ahead. He landed a proper hand. Walker slipped and Cortes-Acosta gained top place on the ground with 90 seconds remaining in the body. Walker did a good job not taking harm on the underside. MMAWeekly scored the spherical 10-9 for Cortes-Acosta.
Cortes-Acosta linked with a proper to start the third. He closed the gap and appeared for a takedown. Walker defended the attempt. He landed a mixture on the break. Cortes-Acosta pressed ahead. He delivered a spinning elbow on the inside. The referee separated them. Wallker landed as head lock adopted by a left hand that despatched Cortes-Acosta to the canvas. He adopted up with punches and the referee stepped in.
The official time of the stoppage was 2:27 of the third spherical.
He is not going to be denied 🤫@JohnnyWalker wasn’t going to go away #UFCVegas124 without another heavyweight win under his belt! pic.twitter.com/3BOk2vIcg8
— UFC (@ufc) November 8, 2026
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