UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced from March 18-24

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/2727642ufc-news-bellator-pfl-matchup-roundup-fight-announcements-march-25-2024 March 25, 2024 10:15 am ET MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. … Read more

Robelis Despaigne vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta set for UFC St. Louis

[ Robelis Despaigne has his second assignment in the UFC. The undefeated heavyweight prospect will take on Waldo Cortes-Acosta on May 11 at a UFC Fight Night event in St. Louis. The news first was announced by Despaigne’s manager, AJ Ariosa, of First Round Management, on Tuesday. MMA Junkie confirmed the matchup with an additional … Read more

The hilarious story behind Waldo Cortes-Acosta’s nickname

[ Waldo Cortes-Acosta’s “Salsa Boy” nickname was not self-appointed – like every proper nickname should be. His curious fight nickname was earned and given by his teammates after a spicy story behind his cooking, not his dancing. Cortes-Acosta (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), who fights in the UFC’s heavyweight division, hosted a party years ago at … Read more

Waldo Cortes-Acosta knew head games might work on Andrei Arlovski

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-234-video-waldo-cortes-acosta-opinion-analysis-using-head-games-on-andrei-arlovski Matt Erickson and Ken Hathaway January 16, 2024 2:40 pm ET LAS VEGAS – Waldo Cortes-Acosta beat Andrei Arlovski with a unanimous decision Saturday to open up the main card at UFC Fight Night … Read more

Jim Miller adds more records

[ LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 13: (R-L) Jim Miller punches Gabriel Benitez of Mexico in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on January 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Miller’s (37-17 MMA, 26-16 UFC) 26 victories in UFC competition are … Read more

UFC Fight Night 234 Promotional Guidelines Compliance for 2024 debut

[ LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 234 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $159,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 234 … Read more

UFC Fight Night 234 video: Backstage winner post-fight interviews

[ Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-234-video-backstage-interviews-post-fight-press-conference-las-vegas January 12, 2024 10:50 pm ET LAS VEGAS – UFC Fight Night 234 took place Saturday with 11 bouts on the lineup. We’ve got you covered with backstage winner interviews from the UFC Apex … Read more

Why Waldo Cortes-Acosta finds Andrei Arlovski fight surreal

[ Waldo Cortes-Acosta never thought he would be fighting Andrei Arlovski. Yet, here he is just days away from facing the living legend. It’s a surreal matchup for Cortes-Acosta (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who has been watching Arlovski (34-22 MMA, 23-16 UFC) fight since he was a teenager. Cortes-Acosta, now 32, feels proud of how … Read more