'Super impressive': Fighters react to Johnny Walker's wild TKO at UFC Vegas 124

Johnny Walker's heavyweight tenure is just over one month old, and he's already 2-0 in the weight class after beating Waldo Cortes Acosta in the UFC Fight Night 293 main event.Walker (24-10 MMA, 10-7 UFC) took advantage of his short notice main event opportunity Saturday when he earned a third-round TKO over Cortes Acosta (17-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, putting himself firmly on the radar in his new division.Check below for the top X (formerly Twitter) reactions to Walker beating Cortes Acosta at UFC Fight Night 293.Heavy hands wrapped👊Who you got in the main event, Waldo Cortes-Acosta or Johnny Walker?#UFCVegas124 | We are LIVE | 🇦🇺 Paramount+ | 🇳🇿 TVNZ+ pic.twitter.com/isswLiTb4d— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) November 8, 2026THE MAIN EVENT IS NOW 👇@WaldoCortesUFC vs @JohnnyWalker[ #UFCVegas124 is LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/0pxpqXufsF— UFC (@ufc) November 8, 2026Main event ready!!Cortes-Acosta vs Walker - WHO YOU GOT? #UFCVegas124pic.twitter.com/ODlR6K40WS— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) November 8, 2026PUNCHES LANDING EARLY 👀[ #UFCVegas124 is LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/EMAHuSc8sb— UFC (@ufc) November 8, 2026Flying knee is there for Walker— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) November 8, 2026This is a typical Johnny Walker type of fight— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) November 8, 202610-9 Cortes-Acosta after a wild first— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) November 8, 2026This fight could go from fun to horrible very quickly— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 8, 2026Walker is doing a good job landing the leg kicks but needs to be careful when Waldo closes the distance and starts swinging— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) November 8, 2026Big shots coming from these heavyweights! 👊🔥 pic.twitter.com/DPF3SmRAIJ— Bruce Buffer (@brucebuffer) November 8, 2026Johny Walker with an absurd KO of Waldo Cortes Acosta. Now 2-0 at heavyweight and seems a little more durable in this division. We'll see what he can do #UFCVegas124— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) November 8, 2026Wooow Johnny Walker— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) November 8, 2026IN TRUE @JohnnyWalker FASHION 😳He puts a halting end to #UFCVegas124 with a brutal knockout! pic.twitter.com/hefsFb6OlR— UFC (@ufc) November 8, 2026Expect the unexpected— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) November 8, 2026Out of no where unpredictable🔥🔥🔥— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) November 8, 2026JOHNNY WALKER v Waldo Cortes Acosta at the Apex is criminal 😂😂😂! What a fight— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) November 8, 2026You heard the man 😭[ #UFCVegas124 | LIVE on @paramountplus ] pic.twitter.com/euqNVCnJnj— UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount) November 8, 2026@JasonHerzogMMA took a beating on his monumental night— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) November 8, 2026#UFCVegas124 results: Johnny Walker def. Waldo Cortes Acosta via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:27Full coverage ➡️ https://t.co/04oj45dsrDpic.twitter.com/Y5m7Yy9CHX— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) November 8, 2026Super impressive win for Johnny Walker! #ufc— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) November 8, 2026This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: 'Super impressive': Fighters react to Johnny Walker's wild TKO at UFC Vegas 124