UFC Vegas 124 sets new main event with Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 30, 2026, 12:31 AM
Last updated Oct 30, 2026
UFC Fight Night 293 will feature a new main event on November 7 in Las Vegas, where heavyweights Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Johnny Walker will face off. The original matchup between Sean Brady and Gabriel Bonfim was canceled due to injury. Cortes-Acosta, who has experienced a two-fight losing skid, previously won a bout on short notice in 2025. Walker recently achieved a victory with a first-round knockout in his heavyweight debut.
- •Cortes-Acosta steps in on short notice for the main event.
- •Walker comes off a first-round knockout win on October 3.
- •Cortes-Acosta aims to return to form after two losses.
- •Event is scheduled for November 7 at Meta APEX, Las Vegas.
- •Cortes-Acosta has experience fighting on short notice.
- 12:31 AMYahoo Sports — UFC Vegas 124 gets new main event
"Two UFC contenders have taken a short-notice main event on nine days' notice.
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