Waldo Cortez-Acosta accused Tom Aspinall of being a quitter.
At UFC Vegas 110, Steve Garcia recorded his seventh straight win contained in the Octagon, nevertheless it was Cortez Acosta who stole the present. Cortez Acosta scored an epic highlight-reel knockout after struggling an unintentional eye poke by opponent Ante Delja, ending the previous PFL star within the first spherical.
Only one week in the past, undisputed heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall angered combat followers by refusing to proceed after being poked within the eye by Cyrille Gane within the opening spherical of the UFC 321 headliner.
Aspinall’s declare that he “could not proceed” annoyed viewers and fellow fighters, a lot of whom criticized the champion’s lack of preventing spirit. Compounding the backlash was Cortes-Acosta, who accused the Brits of taking the simple approach out in an interview on Residence of Combat.
Aiming to additional surpass Aspinall, ‘Salsa Boy’ has expressed curiosity in competing as soon as extra earlier than 2025 ends. If his want comes true, he’ll play 5 video games in a calendar 12 months, matching Neil Magny, who achieved the feat in 2015, and Kevin Holland, who fought 5 occasions and gained in 2020.
“I need to combat on the final card of the 12 months. December thirteenth @ufc @UFCEspanol I’ll the physician to heal and are available again. I need to do 5 fights this 12 months, @danawhite @Mickmaynard2,” he wrote on X.
Cortez-Acosta improved his report contained in the Octagon to eight wins and a pair of losses. He at present ranks because the No. 6 contender within the heavyweight division, with a possible large win only one step away from taking his first crack on the undisputed gold medal.
