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 is stepping in on extremely short notice to replace Serghei Spivac and fight Shamil Gazeiv at UFC Qatar.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta scored his second knockout of the month after stepping in on extremely short-notice at UFC Qatar.

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

‘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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...