UFC Fight Night 293: How to watch Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker, lineup, odds, more

The UFC stays in its “Sin City” home base this week, and a swiftly assembled heavyweight banger tops the invoice.

Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 293, with a combine of rising stars and established expertise all through the card.

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Broadcast and streaming data

UFC Fight Night 293 has a fundamental card that streams at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+. The prelims stream on Paramount+ at 5 p.m. ET.

Stay tuned to MMA Junkie for further broadcast particulars later this week.

Main occasion: Waldo Cortes-Acosta

• Record: 17-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC

• Opponent: Johnny Walker (23-10 MMA, 9-7 UFC)

• Key wins: Derrick Lewis, Shamil Gaziev, Ante Delija, Serghei Spivac, Ryan Spann, Robelis Despaigne, Andrei Arlovski, Lukasz Brzeski, Chase Sherman

• Misc.: For the first time in his profession, Cortes-Acosta is working off back-to-back losses. The 35-year-old Dominican ex-baseball standout saw his three-fight profitable streak against Delija, Gaziev and Blaydes – all stoppages, including two bonuses – go out the window with consecutive determination setbacks against Alexander Volkov and Curtis Blaydes, both earlier this yr. WCA has been tremendous lively again this yr – Walker will be his fourth battle in 2026 after 5 bouts in 2025.

Main occasion: Johnny Walker

• Record: 23-10 MMA, 9-7 UFC

• Opponent: Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC)

• Key wins: Mick Parkin, Anthony Smith, Paul Craig, Ion Cutelaba, Ryan Spann, Misha Cirkunov, Khalil Rountree Jr.

• Misc.: After years at gentle heavyweight, a division in which he was a common source of leisure, the 34-year-old Brazilian determined to stop cutting weight and transfer to the large man division. In his divisional debut against Parkin at UFC 332 just a month in the past, he landed a first-round knee that netted him an further $100,000.

Co-main occasion: Virna Jandiroba

• Record: 23-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC

• Opponent: Tatiana Suarez (12-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC)

• Division: Women’s strawweight

• Key wins: Tabatha Ricci, Yan Xiaonan, Amanda Lemos, Loopy Godinez, Marina Rodriguez, Angela Hill, Felice Herrig, Mizuki Inoue

• Misc.: It’s been a yr since Jandiroba had her shot at UFC gold in a vacant title battle against Mackenzie Dern at UFC 321. Dern won a unanimous determination to claim the 115-pound strap, and Jandiroba went back to the drafting board to begin a new chase after her fellow Brazilian. That began in April with a determination win over Ricci. Beating latest title challenger Suarez could give Jandiroba cause to search a rematch with the champ.

Co-main occasion: Tatiana Suarez

• Record: 12-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC

• Opponent: Virna Jandiroba (23-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC)

• Division: Women’s strawweight

• Key wins: Loopy Godinez, Amanda Lemos, Jessica Andrade, Montana De La Rosa, Nina Lemos, Carla Esparza, Alexa Grasso, Viviane Pereira

• Misc.: Despite a layoff of more than 3.5 years, Suarez returned in 2023 with her excellent 8-0 document and submitted De La Rosa and ex-champ Andrade in back-to-back fights. After another long layoff, she got a shot at the title against then-champ Zhang Weili in early 2025. She went the distance, but lost a determination. Since then, her bounce-back of two straight wins consists of an April submission of Godinez. A win over Jandiroba would have her virtually actually asking for a shot at champ Mackenzie Dern.

UFC Fight Night 293 lineup

MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 8 p.m. ET)

• Waldo Cortes Acosta vs. Johnny Walker

• Virna Jandiroba vs. Tatiana Suarez

• Davey Grant vs. Elijah Smith

• Seokhyeon Ko vs. Wellington Turman

• Billy Elekana vs. Lucas Fernando

• Mantas Kondratavičius vs. Andre Petroski

PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)

• Gabriella Fernandes vs. Karine Silva

• Jonny Parsons vs. Jose Henrique

• Jose Delano vs. Murtazali Magomedov

• Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Ollie Schmid

• Priscila Cachoeira vs. Nina Milosevic

• Marcos Degli vs. Mitch Raposo

• Gabriel Lorenco vs. Thomas Petersen

UFC Fight Night 293 fundamental card betting odds

• Cortes Acosta -195, Walker +165

• Jandiroba +180, Suarez -220

• Elekana +210, Fernando -260

• Kondratavicius -290, Petroski +235

UFC Fight Night 293 preliminary card betting odds

• Fernandes +135, Silva -160

• Parsons +150, Henrique +150

• Delano -115, Magomedov -105

• Nakamura -350, Schmidt +275

• Cachoeira +350, Milosevic -450

• Lorenco +140, Petersen -165

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