The bout between Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Robelis Despaigne has been reportedly set for the UFC Struggle Evening card dwell from Enterprise Heart in St. Louis, Missouri on Sunday, Could 12 (AEST). The pair squares off within the three-rounder at heavyweight.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (11-1) gained his earlier bout in January by unanimous choice in opposition to Anderi Arlovski. Final August, the 32-year-old native of Phoenix, Arizona stopped Lukasz Brzeski within the first spherical.
Unbeaten Robelis Despaigne (5-0) is about for a fast return to motion. The 35-year-old Cuban was on prime in his Octagon debut early march at UFC 299, when he KO’d Josh Parisian in 18 seconds.
The battle was reported as “confirmed” by MMA Junkie, after Despaigne’s administration made the announcement. The promotion is but to function the matchup on the occasion web page on its official web site.
Amongst different beforehand introduced bouts for the occasion, Chase Hooper of Enumclaw, WA faces Viacheslav Borshchev at light-weight. With the addition of Cortes-Acosta vs Despaigne, the present UFC St. Louis lineup appears to be like as the next:
Charles Johnson vs. Jake Hadley, flyweight
Terrance McKinney vs. Esteban Ribovics, light-weight
Carlos Ulberg vs. Alonzo Menifield, gentle heavyweight
Jared Gooden vs. Kevin Jousset, welterweight
Tecia Torres vs. Tabatha Ricci, girls’s strawweight
Chase Hooper vs. Viacheslav Borshchev, light-weight
Trey Waters vs. Billy Goff, welterweight
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Robelis Despaigne, heavyweight
