Cortes-Acosta Wants To Knock Out Hokit's Teeth

Waldo Cortes-Acosta wants to knock out all of Josh Hokit's teeth.

The Cuban heavyweight meets Johnny Walker in Saturday's UFC Vegas 124 main event looking to snap a two-fight skid. Cortes-Acosta rattled off three straight knockout wins before the recent slide, and a finish of Walker would put him back in position as the heavyweight division churns toward a title fight between Hokit and champion Ciryl Gane next weekend at UFC 334.

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Cortes-Acosta On Hokit's Trash Talk

Cortes-Acosta told MMA Fighting he is encouraged by the movement at the top of the division. Hokit has gone 4-0 in the UFC and talked his way into a title shot, but the former NFL player's trash talk has rubbed Cortes-Acosta the wrong way. If the two ever meet, Cortes-Acosta said he wants to shut Hokit up — violently.

He made clear he has no respect for Hokit and would relish the chance to face him. Cortes-Acosta told the outlet he is not a fan and wants to one day meet Hokit in the cage, where he intends to remove his opponent's teeth with one brutal sequence.

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Walker is dangerous and has finished opponents before, but Cortes-Acosta has stopped lesser foes in the past. A win Saturday puts the Cuban back on track heading into 2027 with fresh heavyweight matchups on the horizon.

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• MMA Mania — UFC Vegas 124’s Waldo Cortes-Acosta sets sights on smashing all of Josh Hokit’s teeth: ‘The whole f—king dirty mouth he has’