Waldo Cortes-Acosta believes he might earn a spot on the UFC White Home card with a win over Derrick Lewis.
It’s protected to say that few fighters are as in-form proper now as Waldo Cortes-Acosta, particularly amongst heavyweight contenders. In 2025 alone, he was capable of put collectively a 4-1 document, which included two quickfire wins in November over Ante Delija and Shamil Gaziev.
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As we stay up for the long run, it actually looks like Cortes-Acosta has pretty much as good a case as any for a world title shot – particularly if he goes in there and knocks out Derrick Lewis when the 2 lock horns at UFC 324 on Saturday evening. In fact, doing such a factor towards somebody like Lewis is simpler stated than finished.
In a latest pre-fight media scrum, Cortes-Acosta had the next to say in regards to the battle and the potential of probably even preventing on the UFC White Home card in the summertime.
Cortes-Acosta seems to be forward to UFC White Home
“I’m an individual like, I’m coaching exhausting each time,” Cortes-Acosta stated. “For Derrick Lewis, when he began, I’d barely been coaching MMA. I adopted him a lot as a result of he’s a heavyweight, too, like me. He was one in all my favourite fighters earlier than till now, too, let me inform you. This Saturday, someday I used to be pondering, someday you’ll be preventing with him, and have a look at now. That is actual, and subsequent Saturday, Jan. 24, will probably be occurring. It’s wonderful for me.”
“I need to battle on the White Home,” Cortes-Acosta stated. “Latino America, all people, we help it. Extra clout, so individuals can see one Latino preventing on the White Home is wonderful.”
“It’s attainable (a title shot),” Cortes-Acosta stated. “I’d be accessible for the title shot or interim shot, interim title. Any battle the UFC can placed on there, I’ll be preventing, however I need to battle.”
Quotes through MMA Junkie
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