Waldo Cortes Acosta did not have time to settle down.
The Dominican heavyweight cemented his spot high up the rankings at UFC Vegas 110 earlier this month, where he landed a controversial win over champion Tom Aspinall’s teammate.
Cortes-Acosta knocked Ante Delija out after the Croatian thought he’d secured his own finish. However, that sequence was ruled a timeout following a deep poke to the eye.
‘Salsa Boy’ displayed a damaged-looking eye in the aftermath of that fight, but he has evidently recovered in time to save the day at UFC Qatar this Saturday
Replacing the injured Serghei Spivac, Cortes-Acosta is fighting Shamil Gaziev on just two days’ notice.
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2025-11-21 10:15:00
