Walker Stops Cortes-Acosta In Third-Round Comeback

Johnny Walker stopped Waldo Cortes-Acosta with a third-round head kick and follow-up punches at UFC Vegas 124 on Saturday night at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The finish came at 2:27 of the final frame, per MMA Fighting, giving Walker his second consecutive heavyweight win after moving up from light heavyweight in October.

Cortes-Acosta, ranked eighth in the MMA Fighting heavyweight rankings, entered the bout on a two-fight slide following decision losses to Curtis Blaydes and Alexander Volkov. Walker stepped in after the originally scheduled Sean Brady-Gabriel Bonfim main event fell through due to infection, according to MMA Mania.

Suarez Outworks Jandiroba In Strawweight Co-Main

In the co-main event, third-ranked strawweight Tatiana Suarez beat second-ranked Virna Jandiroba by unanimous decision with scores of 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28. Both women had previously challenged for the 115-pound title without success, and the bout positioned Suarez back toward the front of the contender line.

Elijah Smith scored a violent one-minute knockout over Davey Grant on the main card, landing punches that ended the bantamweight bout at the 1:00 mark of the opening round. Lucas Fernando earned a split decision over Billy Elekana at heavyweight/" class="internal-link text-bone underline decoration-ash/30 hover:decoration-gold underline-offset-2">light heavyweight, while Nina Milosevic stopped Priscila Cachoeira with second-round ground strikes at 3:40.

The full card streamed live on Paramount Plus. UFC CEO Dana White is expected to appear at the post-fight press conference, scheduled for approximately 11:30 p.m. ET, where official bonus awards will be announced.

Reported via:

• MMA Fighting — UFC Vegas 124 Results: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker
• MMA Mania — UFC Vegas 124 live results, highlights, play-by-play | Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker
• MMA Mania — LIVE! Watch UFC Vegas 124 post-fight press conference video stream | Waldo vs. Walker
• BJPenn — UFC Vegas 124 Results: Johnny Walker stops Waldo Cortes-Acosta (Video)