Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Johnny Walker have been booked in a heavyweight bout to headline UFC Vegas 124 next Saturday at Meta APEX. The fight steps in after the originally scheduled welterweight main event between Gabriel Bonfim and Sean Brady was scrapped when Brady withdrew with an injury. It is not yet known whether the bout will be three or five rounds, or whether Bonfim will stay on the card. Tatiana Suarez and Virna Jandiroba remain in the co-main event.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Johnny Walker will headline UFC Vegas 124 next Saturday at Meta APEX, as first reported by MMA Fighting. The heavyweight bout replaces the originally scheduled welterweight main event between Gabriel Bonfim and Sean Brady, which fell apart when Brady withdrew with an injury.
It is not yet known whether the new main event will be contested over three or five rounds, or whether Bonfim will remain on the card in a different matchup. Tatiana Suarez and Virna Jandiroba are still booked for the co-main event.
The scrapped fight would have pitted two ranked welterweights against each other. Bonfim, a 29-year-old Brazilian, is 19-1 and ranked fifth in the division. His most recent recorded fight came on June 6, 2026, when he beat Belal Muhammad by unanimous decision over five rounds. He lands 4.61 significant strikes per minute at 46 percent accuracy and averages 3.6 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Brady, 33, is 19-2 and ranked sixth. He won his most recent recorded fight on May 9, 2026, beating Joaquin Buckley by unanimous decision at UFC 328. Before that, he lost by first-round KO/TKO to Michael Morales in November 2025. Brady averages 3.53 takedowns per 15 minutes and lands 55 percent of his strikes.
The co-main event stays intact. Jandiroba, a 38-year-old Brazilian, is 23-4 and ranked third at women's strawweight. She beat Tabatha Ricci by unanimous decision on April 4, 2026, her most recent recorded fight, and averages 3.13 takedowns and 1.4 submission attempts per 15 minutes.
Why it matters
- The card now leads with a heavyweight fight after losing a clash between two top-six welterweights.
- Bonfim's status is unresolved: he could be rebooked against a new opponent or leave the card.
- Jandiroba, ranked third, remains on a card whose top billing has shifted to a different division.
- The round count for the new main event has yet to be set.
Brady's withdrawal means a fight that pitted Bonfim's 19-1 record against Brady's grappling-heavy approach will not happen on this card, at least for now. Brady's takedown rate of 3.53 per 15 minutes sits just below Bonfim's 3.6, which suggests the original bout would have been closely matched on the mat.
Virna Jandiroba vs Tatiana Suarez
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