Last Saturday’s fight card at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas may not have been as star-studded as what will be on offer at UFC 334 this Saturday at Madison Square Garden, but the two fights at the top of the bill certainly carried consequences as far as the title picture is concerned in a couple of divisions.
Let’s see who made the biggest moves in the latest updated official UFC rankings in the wake of UFC Vegas 124
Johnny Walker’s Meteoric Heavyweight Rise Gathers Pace
A month can be a long time in this sport.
Just 35 days after he flatlined Mick Parkin in his heavyweight debut in Salt Lake City, Johnny Walker returned at short notice to face Waldo Cortes Acosta in Saturday’s main event.
After two-and-a-half rounds of chaos, the Brazilian pounced to pick up his eighth knockout in 10 UFC victories, providing further evidence that he can be a real player in his new weight class.
After initially breaking into the media rankings at no. 12 after his win over Parkin, Walker now moves up four places to no. 8 to replace Cortes Acosta, who slides four spots to effectively switch with Walker and land in twelfth.
Suarez Leads The Line at 115 Pounds
Tatiana Suarez dug deep to grind out a hard-fought victory over her fellow former title challenger Virna Jandiroba in Saturday’s co-main event.
Suarez has now won three straight since suffering the sole defeat of her career when she fought Zhang Weili for the title at UFC 312 in February of 2025. As a result, she moves up two places to become the no. 1-ranked contender to champion Mackenzie Dern’s crown, while Jandiroba and the inactive Weili each slide down one spot to second and third respectively.
