Robelis Despaigne has his second task within the UFC.
The undefeated heavyweight prospect will tackle Waldo Cortes-Acosta on Could 11 at a UFC Struggle Evening occasion in St. Louis.
The information first was introduced by Despaigne’s supervisor, AJ Ariosa, of First Spherical Administration, on Tuesday. MMA Junkie confirmed the matchup with an extra individual with data of the matchup who requested to stay nameless as a result of the UFC hasn’t made an official announcement.
Despaigne (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who has the longest attain in UFC historical past, debuted earlier this month at UFC 299 in Miami. He shortly dispatched Josh Parisian with a bonus-winning 18-second TKO. The 35-year-old is an Olympic medalist in taekwondo from Cuba and thought of some of the attention-grabbing prospects within the UFC’s heavyweight division.
His opponent, Cortes-Acosta (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), is coming off the largest win of his profession. “Salsa Boy” defeated former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski in January. He’s on a two-fight successful streak after his first skilled loss to Marcos Rogerio de Lima in April 2023.
No different fights have been made official for the UFC’s return to St. Louis, which would be the promotion’s first time there in additional than six years.
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