Waldo Cortez-Acosta is clearly using a wave of confidence following a string of latest performances.
Final Saturday, “Salsa Boy” scored a second-round TKO victory over former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis on the principle card of UFC 324 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
With this win, Cortez-Acosta prolonged his successful streak to 3 straight fights. The 34-year-old from the Dominican Republic continued to be lively final yr, compiling a powerful 4-1 report contained in the Octagon, together with dominant wins over Shamil Gadzhiev, Ante Delija and Sergei Spivac.
His solely blemish throughout that interval was an in depth resolution loss to Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Shanghai final August.
Now, Waldo Cortés-Acosta is hoping to hold over the momentum from his busy run in 2025, focusing on increased stage checks that might carry him one step nearer to a title shot.
Waldo Cortez-Acosta favors combat in opposition to Curtis Blaydes on February twenty eighth at UFC Mexico
In the course of the UFC 324 post-fight press convention, Waldo Cortez-Acosta stated he desires to make a fast return to the Octagon at UFC Mexico, which takes place on February twenty eighth at Area CDMX in Mexico Metropolis, and talked about former title challenger Curtis Blaydes as a possible opponent.
“I’ve requested for Curtis Blaydes earlier than. Let’s examine if he desires to combat me in Mexico,” Cortez-Acosta stated. “If God permits it, I want to combat in Mexico and it could be an honor to characterize Latin America in Mexico. It isn’t that tough. It isn’t a loopy huge problem. I’ve already had greater challenges within the final three fights. I wish to combat him as a result of he says quite a lot of crap on social media and I do not like individuals who discuss like that, so I wish to smack him within the head.”
“Salsa Boy” added that along with being prepared to tackle a fighter like Blaydes on brief discover, competing on a UFC Mexico card has particular that means for him due to his household ties to the world.
“I wish to combat in Mexico. The combat in Mexico Metropolis has at all times caught my consideration. It is one thing I wish to do for me and my household. I’ve 4 Mexican kids and my spouse can also be Mexican, so I wish to carry her to Mexico and provides her an opportunity to see Mexico there and win there.”
