UFC heavyweight contender Waldo Cortes-Acosta has made it crystal clear that he desires to face off towards Curtis Blaydes in his subsequent outing.
Over the course of the final twelve months, few fighters within the heavyweight division have made as a lot of a splash as Waldo Cortes-Acosta. He has been capable of string collectively quite a lot of victories in a brief area of time, and as we look forward to the long run, it actually appears like he’s getting nearer and nearer to a world title alternative.
On Saturday night time, Waldo Cortes-Acosta defeated Derrick Lewis within the greatest combat of his profession to date. As an alternative of instantly going after a title shot, although, he made it recognized that he’s prepared to remain lively and proceed knocking off fellow contenders earlier than attending to the gold.
In his post-fight press convention look, Waldo Cortes-Acosta as soon as once more determined to name out Curtis Blaydes.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta desires Curtis Blaydes subsequent
“I’ve requested for Curtis Blaydes earlier than. Let’s see if he’s as much as combat me in Mexico,” Cortes-Acosta stated on the UFC 324 post-fight press convention. “I wish to combat in Mexico if God permits, and it might be an honor for me to characterize Latin America in Mexico.”
“It’s not very exhausting. It’s not a loopy massive problem,” Cortes-Acosta stated when requested about Blaydes. “I’ve already been via larger challenges within the final three fights. I wish to combat him as a result of he talks quite a lot of trash on social media and I don’t like individuals who discuss like that, so I wish to crack his head.”
“I wish to combat in Mexico, Mexico, Mexico,” Cortes-Acosta stated. “Preventing in Mexico Metropolis has all the time referred to as my consideration. It’s one thing I wish to do for me and for my household. I’ve 4 Mexican children and my spouse is Mexican, as properly, so I wish to give her the chance to take her there so she will see Mexico and get a win there.”
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Cortes-Acosta isn’t losing time, and it’ll be thrilling to see how he continues to develop at this degree.
