He won’t be banned 🤫 @JohnnyWalker wasn’t about to leave #UFCVegas124 without another heavyweight win! https://t.co/3BOk2vIcg8
— UFC (@ufc) November 8, 2026
Johnny Walker has long been a fan favorite, and he made another highlight in the main event of UFC Vegas 124 at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
Walker (24-10, 1 NC) took his fight Waldo Cortes-Acosta on five days notice and he delivered another knockout to add to his resume. Walker began picking apart Cortes-Acosta’s leg early and often with kicks and avoided wild “Salsa Boy” haymakers. Cortes-Acosta (17-5) finally gassed, and that’s when Walker capitalized.
Walker landed
a question mark shot to Cortes-Acosta’s headfollowed by a back punch to the face. Kombo locked up the knees of the Dominican and then Walker dropped him right to the jaw. Cortes-Acosta was essentially out, but the Brazilian was bumping and unleashing follow-up shots until referee Jason Herzog had to strip him. The heavyweight slugfest was officially over at 2:27 of the third.
Tatiana Suarez took one step closer to the crack Mackenzie DernUFC strawweight title because he dominated Stack Jandiroba for three rounds, winning a unanimous decision in the co-main event. Suarez (13-1) landed several hard shots to the head and body, but he used his strength and wrestling ability to dominate and take down “Carcara” several times. Suarez won by judges’ decision 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28; Jandiroba fell 23:5.
Elijah Smith put the weight division on notice as he destroyed the veteran Davey Grant
(18-9) in exactly one minute. Smith (11-1) landed a glancing right cross through Grant’s guard and then dropped him with a left hook.
A right hand missile to the face followedand “Dangerous” was no longer dangerous; he was cold against the cage, giving Smith arguably his biggest win to date.
Lucas Fernando broken Billy Elekana with dozens of punches and knees to the body early and often and he was on cruise control for the first two rounds. However, Elekana turned the tide in the third with a critical takedown, but he couldn’t do much with it. In the end, all three judges scored 29-28 in favor of Fernando (15-3); Elekana fell 10-3.
A light weight contender Nina Nikolaja Milošević ragdolls Priscilla Cachoeira and beat him from pillar to post
the robbery was finally stopped. Milosevic (10-1) took “Zombie Girl” down seconds into the fight and never let up on his ground and pound. He followed the same blueprint in the second frame but turned up the heat, peppering Cachoeira (13-10) with punches and elbows until referee Jason Herzog finally had no choice but to intervene. Mercifully, the end came at 3:40 seconds.
Mitch Raposo Once again he proved the naysayers wrong as he knocked off the incoming and consistent Marco Degli by unanimous decision. Raposo (12-3) landed dozens of sharp jabs and jabs, mostly keeping the Brazilian in check and guessing. Degli (15-4) was riding a 13-game winning streak, but Raposo’s game plan was nearly flawless en route to a 29-28 win, his third straight as the underdog.
In a featherweight fight that could have gone either way, Oliver Schmid triumphed Keiichiro Nakamura. The two fought almost identically on the feet for most of the fight, and Nakamura (8-2) nearly finished Schmid in the third, but “Ollie” held on and hung on until the final horn. All three judges scored 29:28 for Schmid, who improved the score to 5:3.
Thomas Petersen almost got knocked out early in the first round
Gabriel Lourençobut the “Train” hung on tight and survived. After Petersen (12-5) nearly took out his heavyweight opponent in the second round, Lourenco (8-2) was eventually worn down and defeated.
punishing ground-and-pound to get the TKO at 4:47 of the third.
Karine Silva against a greater number of blows Gabriella Fernandes to win a unanimous decision. Silva (20-7) never hurt “Gabi” but he was the busier and won the flyweight battle by scores of 29-28 from all three judges. Fernandes fell 11-5.
Murtazali Magomedov had to dig deep to stay undefeated as a pro and won a razor sharp unanimous decision Jose Mauro Delano featherweight. Delano (17-4) was much better on the feet and picked “The Highlight” apart, but eventually Magomedov began to control the strikes and pace. Magomedov (12-0) dropped his foe in mere seconds but was unable to put him away and instead settled for a decisive victory at 29-28.
A rising candidate Austin Debt quick job done Carlos Calderon (11-5) when he knocked him out in just 67 seconds. Calderon missed a guillotine attempt and Bashi (15-2) scrambled, took his featherweight foe’s back and locked in a textbook rear naked choke. Calderon
tried to escape but finally had no choice but to bow down.
Andre Petroski got back in the win column with an emphatic stoppage Mantas Kondratavicius second round late. Petroski (14-6) scored a takedown and from there he began to steadily unload ground-and-pound; Kondratavicius (9-2) was doomed. Petrosk
punches and elbows rained down until referee Chris Tognoni intervened, ending the welterweight beating at 4:39.
Korea’s Seok Hyeon Ko thoroughly dominated Wellington Thurman (18-9) three rounds, winning by a lopsided unanimous decision. Ko (14-3) used the better overall striking game early in the welterweight contest, but took control in the final round with takedowns and ground control to win 30-27 on all three official scorecards.
José Henrique Souza (10-1) left no doubt in the octagon today, devastating the veteran Jonny Parsons in the opening round. “Canela” delivered a perfectly timed right uppercut to Parsons’ jaw followed by a left hook. Parsons (9-4)
fell on his back, out coldwhich ended the welterweight fight at 4:16 of the first round.