#waldo-cortes-acosta

#waldo-cortes-acosta

As the UFC's ESPN era draws to a close, there has been a noticeable lack of Fight of the Night bonuses awarded, with the promotion instead selecting Performance bonuses more often than not. For the fourth consecutive event, that was the case on Saturday, with four Performance of the Night bonuses instead handed out at UFC Qatar. Among the winners, the returning Kyoji Horiguchi, and short-notice heavyweight Waldo Cortes-Acosta.

Waldo circled away landing a jab, then followed it up with a short right hand that staggered Gaziev. As Gaziev retreated Cortes-Acosta pounced on his injured opponent looking to end the fight. Acosta threw another crisp jab that this time set up a winging fastball of a right hand from the former professional pitcher. A massive punch that landed flush on the jaw of Gaziev, who was out before he hit the floor.

On Friday, promotion officials confirmed a previous report by Club De Las MMA that #6-ranked Waldo Cortes-Acosta (14-2) will face the #10-ranked Ante Delija (26-6) at a UFC Fight Night event on November 1, 2025. The bout is expected to serve as the card's five-round main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Delija has just one fight