Waldo Cortes-Acosta stepped up on just three days' notice, flew across the globe, and won by knockout in just over a minute.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta took his fifth fight of the year on three days' notice. Will Shamil Gaziev stop his momentum?

Less than three days away from showtime, a pivotal UFC Qatar matchup has been shaken up. Per a first report from ESPN ...

Waldo Cortes-Acosta scored his second knockout in a matter of weeks when he stepped in on short-notice to meet Shamil Gaziev ...

Gaziev will get to keep his fight date this time. He has been scheduled to compete against Spivac on two other occasions in ...

Serghei Spivac will enter the Octagon against Shamil Gaziev at UFC Qatar on Saturday, November 22, 2025. The opening odds ...

‘Salsa Boy’ took an 18-hour flight before weighing in at 265lbs at Friday’s UFC Qatar weigh-ins. In the end, it was a very ...

Prior to that show, Gaziev withdrew from the fight, and Waldo Cortes-Acosta replaced him and beat Spivac. Advertisement While ...

The UFC's No. 6-ranked heavyweight contender Waldo Cortes-Acosta is set to step into the Octagon for the fifth time in 2025.

These heavyweights hope the third time is the charm. In May, big men Serghei Spivac (17-6) and Shamil Gaziev (14-1) were matched against one another at UFC Fight Night 256, also known as UFC Vegas 106 ...

I projected Serghei Spivac to win this matchup nearly 60% of the time and am comfortable laying his moneyline at that price point, around -150. However, I’d prefer to bet Spivac to win either by ...

It's amazing how much better Ciryl Gane looks in the Octagon when he's not fighting Jon Jones. Gane (12-2) breezed to a second-round TKO over Serghei Spivac (16-4) in the main event of UFC Fight Night ...