Waldo Cortes-Acosta is clearly driving a wave of confidence following his latest run of performances.
Final Saturday, “Salsa Boy” secured a second-round TKO victory over former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis on the principle card of UFC 324 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
With the victory, Cortes-Acosta prolonged his successful streak to 3 straight fights. The 34-year-old Dominican Republic native remained extremely lively final yr, placing collectively an impressive 4-1 run inside the Octagon with dominant wins over Shamil Gaziev, Ante Delija, and Serghei Spivac.
His solely blemish throughout that stretch got here in an in depth unanimous resolution loss to Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Shanghai final August.
Now, Waldo Cortes-Acosta is trying to carry over the momentum from his busy run in 2025 whereas concentrating on a higher-level check that would transfer him one step nearer to a title alternative.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta Pushes For Curtis Blaydes Combat At UFC Mexico On Feb. 28
In the course of the UFC 324 post-fight press convention, Waldo Cortes-Acosta stated he’s desperate to make a swift return to the Octagon at UFC Mexico on February 28 at Enviornment CDMX in Mexico Metropolis, name-dropping former title challenger Curtis Blaydes as a possible opponent.
“I’ve requested for Curtis Blaydes earlier than. Let’s see if he’s as much as combat me in Mexico,” Cortes-Acosta stated. “I wish to combat in Mexico if God permits, and it will be an honor for me to symbolize Latin America in Mexico. It’s not very onerous. It’s not a loopy huge problem.I’ve already been via greater challenges within the final three fights. I need to combat him as a result of he talks a variety of trash on social media and I don’t like individuals who speak like that, so I need to crack his head.
“Salsa Boy” added that, along with being open to a short-notice combat with somebody like Blaydes, showing on the UFC Mexico card holds particular significance for him due to his household ties to the area.
“I need to combat in Mexico. Preventing in Mexico Metropolis has all the time referred to as my consideration. It’s one thing I need to do for me and for my household. I’ve 4 Mexican youngsters and my spouse is Mexican, as nicely, so I need to give her the chance to take her there so she will see Mexico and get a win there.”
