UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker

UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 7, 2026 (2026-11-07)
VenueMeta Apex
CityEnterprise, Nevada, United States
AttendanceNot announced
Event chronology
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UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker (also known as UFC Fight Night 293 and UFC Vegas 124) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 7, 2026, at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States.

Background

A welterweight bout between former LFA Welterweight Champion Gabriel Bonfim and Sean Brady was scheduled to headline the event. However, on October 29, Brady withdrew due to a staph infection in his knee, resulting in the cancellation of the bout. In turn, a non-scheduled heavyweight bout between former LFA Heavyweight Champion Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Johnny Walker was subsequently booked as the event's new headliner.

A women's strawweight bout between former UFC Women's Strawweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia strawweight winner) Tatiana Suarez and former Invicta FC Strawweight Champion (also former fellow strawweight title challenger) Virna Jandiroba is scheduled for this event. They were originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font in August 2023, but Jandiroba had to withdraw due to a knee injury. They were later scheduled to compete at UFC 310 in December 2024, but Suarez had to withdraw due to an unspecified health issue.

A heavyweight bout between Alvin Hines and promotional newcomer Gabriel Lorenço was scheduled for this event. However, Hines was forced to pull out from the bout due to vertigo and was replaced by former LFA heavyweight champion Thomas Petersen.

Mantas Kondratavičius and Wesley Schultz were scheduled to meet in a middleweight bout. However, Schultz pulled out from the event and was replaced by Andre Petroski.

A featherweight bout between Austin Bashi and Lucas Brennan was scheduled for the event. However, Brennan had to withdraw due to a full-thickness tear of his ACL and was replaced by promotional newcomer Carlos Calderon on four days' notice.

Results

Fight card (Paramount+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Johnny Walker def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta TKO (punches) 3 2:27
Women's Strawweight Tatiana Suarez def. Virna Jandiroba Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Elijah Smith def. Davey Grant KO (punches) 1 1:00
Light Heavyweight Lucas Fernando def. Billy Elekana Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Bantamweight Nina Nikolija Milošević def. Priscila Cachoeira TKO (elbows and punches) 2 3:40
Flyweight Mitch Raposo def. Marcos Degli Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card (Paramount+)
Featherweight Ollie Schmid def. Keiichiro Nakamura Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Thomas Petersen def. Gabriel Lorenço TKO (punches) 3 4:47
Women's Flyweight Karine Silva def. Gabriella Fernandes Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Murtazali Magomedov def. José Mauro Delano Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Austin Bashi def. Carlos Calderon Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:07
Middleweight Andre Petroski def. Mantas Kondratavičius TKO (elbows and punches) 2 4:39
Welterweight Ko Seok-hyeon def. Wellington Turman Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight José Henrique Souza def. Jonny Parsons KO (punches) 1 4:16

Bonus awards

The following fighters received bonuses: $100,000. The other finishes received $25,000 additional bonuses.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mike Bohn (2026-11-08). "UFC Fight Night 293 post-event facts: Waldo Cortes Acosta's career takes nosedive". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
  2. ↑ Nolan King (2026-08-26). "UFC officially adds four more Meta APEX events to 2026 schedule". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
  3. ↑ Nick Baldwin (2026-08-16). "Brady-Bonfim to headline Nov. 7 UFC event". thescore.com. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
  4. ↑ Damon Martin (2026-10-29). "Sean Brady out of UFC Vegas 124 main event against Gabriel Bonfim". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-10-29.
  5. ↑ Kyle Dimond (2026-10-29). "Sean Brady explains why he withdrew from Gabriel Bonfim main event on short notice: 'I couldn't walk'". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-10-30.
  6. ↑ Nolan King (2026-10-29). "Gabriel Bonfim reacts to UFC Vegas 124 main event cancellation". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-10-30.
  7. ↑ Alexander Behunin (2026-10-29). "Report: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Johnny Walker now headlines UFC Vegas 124". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-10-30.
  8. 1 2 Mike Bohn (2026-09-11). "Virna Jandiroba vs. Tatiana Suarez booked (again) for UFC Vegas 124". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
  9. ↑ Drake Riggs (2023-05-18). "Tatiana Suarez draws Virna Jandiroba for strawweight return in August". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  10. ↑ Matthew Wells and Nolan King (2023-06-20). "Virna Jandiroba injured; Tatiana Suarez to face former UFC champ Jessica Andrade in Nashville". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  11. ↑ Jed Meshew (2024-09-17). "Tatiana Suarez vs. Virna Jandiroba set for UFC 310 in December". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  12. ↑ Damon Martin (2024-10-21). "Tatiana Suarez out of UFC 310 fight against Virna Jandiroba". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
  13. ↑ Sayan Nag (2026-10-08). "Vertigo delays Alvin Hines' pursuit of first UFC victory". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  14. ↑ Drew Beaupre (2026-10-26). "First UFC Fight Night Event of November Hit With Late Change". si.com. Retrieved 2026-10-26.
  15. ↑ Staff (2026-09-29). "Tickets On Sale For UFC Fight Night Events At Meta APEX". ufc.com. Retrieved 2026-10-26.
  16. ↑ Jordan Ellis (2026-10-25). "UFC Vegas 123 takes a hit as fighter withdraws after passing out at CVS". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-10-26.
  17. ↑ Nolan King (2026-09-11). "Rising UFC featherweights scheduled for November clash". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-10-29.
  18. ↑ Nolan King (2026-10-29). "Full thickness tear of ACL forces UFC Vegas 124 featherweight out of bout". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-10-30.
  19. ↑ Alexander Behunin (2026-11-04). "UFC newcomer steps up on four days' notice for UFC Vegas 124". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
  20. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
  21. ↑ Adam Martin (2026-11-07). "UFC Vegas 124 bonuses revealed following fun event". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-11-08.