Just three weeks after his most recent fight, and taking the fight on such short notice that he didn’t land in Qatar until an hour before weigh-ins, Waldo Cortes-Acosta has done something seemingly unreal.
Only three days after accepting the opportunity, “Salsa Boy” made quick work of Shamil Gaziev at UFC Qatar, scoring a knockout in less than 90 seconds.
The two were swinging almost right away, with Cortes-Acosta cracking Gaziev with his power. And then, over a minute into the fight, WCA landed a single right hand that put Gaziev out.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta Quickly KOs Shamil Gaziev On Short Notice At UFC Qatar
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This was Cortes-Acosta’s first fight since UFC Vegas 110 three weeks ago. There, he appeared to be a first-round KO victim of Ante Delija — only for it to be an eye poke, and WCA came back to score the knockout of Delija seconds after the fight re-started.
WCA has now won eight of nine and pulls off this amazing turnaround to continue his bounce back from a loss to Serghei Pavlovich at UFC Shanghai.
