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UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker – Date, Time, and Viewing Info

This Saturday, November 7, 2026, the Meta APEX in Las Vegas hosts UFC Fight Night, now featuring a reshuffled heavyweight main event. Originally, Sean Brady was set to face Gabriel Bonfim in a welterweight bout, but Brady pulled out due to a knee staph infection.

Replacing that fight are heavyweights Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Johnny Walker, both ranked fighters who agreed to headline the card on short notice for a five-round clash.

How to Watch

  • Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026
  • Location: Meta APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Streaming Platform: Paramount+
  • Prelims Start Time: 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT
  • Main Card Start Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT

Full Fight Card

  • Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Johnny Walker (Heavyweight)
  • Tatiana Suarez vs. Virna Jandiroba (Women’s Strawweight)
  • Davey Grant vs. Elijah Smith (Bantamweight)
  • Seokhyeon Ko vs. Wellington Turman (Welterweight)
  • Billy Elekana vs. Lucas Fernando (Light Heavyweight)
  • Mantas Kondratavičius vs. Andre Petroski (Middleweight)
  • Mitch Raposo vs. Marcos Degli (Flyweight)
  • Gabriel Lorenço vs. Thomas Petersen (Heavyweight)
  • Karine Silva vs. Gabriella Fernandes (Women’s Flyweight)
  • Jose Delano vs. Murtazali Magomedov (Featherweight)
  • Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Ollie Schmid (Featherweight)
  • Austin Bashi vs. Lucas Brennan (Featherweight)
  • Priscila Cachoeira vs. Nina Milošević (Women’s Bantamweight)
  • Jonny Parsons vs. José Souza (Welterweight)

Main Event Breakdown

The heavyweight showdown contrasts two styles: Cortes-Acosta is a pressure-heavy boxer, while Walker offers unorthodox striking with long-range attacks. Both fighters appeared less than a month ago, raising questions about recovery and stamina.

Tale of the Tape

  • Category: Heavyweight
  • Waldo Cortes-Acosta: Pro Record 17-4, Age 35, Height 6'4", Reach 78", Stance Orthodox, Last Fight Result UD Loss vs. Curtis Blaydes
  • Johnny Walker: Pro Record 23-10, Age 34, Height 6'6", Reach 82", Stance Orthodox, Last Fight Result KO Win vs. Mick Parkin

Fighter Profiles

Waldo Cortes-Acosta is a Dominican knockout specialist looking to stop a two-fight losing streak. Based in Phoenix, he relies mostly on powerful punches. His career highlight includes a win over Derrick Lewis, showing his ability to overwhelm strong punchers. Yet, recent losses to Alexander Volkov and Curtis Blaydes revealed struggles against skilled grapplers and high-volume strikers.

Against Blaydes, Cortes-Acosta started well but faded as wrestling took over. His footwork usually holds up, but he sometimes gets drawn into risky exchanges, exposing openings for counters. Success here depends on closing distance without reckless moves against a taller opponent.

Johnny Walker is a Brazilian former light heavyweight making a quick return after a first-round flying knee knockout of Mick Parkin in his heavyweight debut. Standing 6'6" with an 82-inch reach, Walker's style is unpredictable, mixing flying knees, spinning kicks, and sudden bursts of offense. Defensive lapses caused problems at light heavyweight, but moving up seems to have helped his durability so far.

Keys to Victory

  • Walker’s edge: Using reach to keep Cortes-Acosta at bay and attacking from distance.
  • Cortes-Acosta’s path: Closing the gap to deliver punishing body shots and forcing a gritty inside fight.

Both fighters have a history of finishing fights, so a stoppage feels likely. The outcome may depend on which fighter controls pace and range early.

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