Less than a month after he won his UFC debut, Waldo Cortes-Acosta will return on November 19th to face Chase Sherman in a heavyweight bout. The booking was confirmed Tuesday by Carlos Contreras Legaspi of ESPN Deportes.
The bout is expected to take place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Cortes-Acosta won his UFC debut in late October, going the distance against Jared Vanderaa for a unanimous decision win. This performance kept him undefeated as a pro through eight fights.
Previous appearances for Cortes-Acosta include a fight in Bellator and two appearances in the LFA. He also notably dethroned LFA Heavyweight Champion Thomas Petersen in April with a third-round finish.
Sherman brings an experience edge into this fight. While boasting a negative promotional record, Sherman has appeared in the UFC a total of 13 times.
Sherman broke a four-fight losing streak in July when he beat Jared Vanderaa with a late finish.
Heavyweight will be the focus of UFC’s February 19th main event as well. The card is currently set to be headlined by Derrick Lewis and Serghei Spivac. Here is how the show looks:
Bout 14: Derrick Lewis (26-10) vs. Serghei Spivac (15-3) (Heavyweight)
Bout 13: Muslim Salikhov (18-3) vs. Andre Fialho (16-5) (Welterweight)
Bout 12: Ion Cutelaba (16-8-1) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (10-3) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 11: Ricky Turcios (11-3) vs. Kevin Natividad (9-3) (Bantamweight)
Bout 10: Maria Oliveira (13-5) vs. Vanessa Demopoulos (8-4) (Strawweight)
Bout 9: Cody Brundage (8-2) Vs. Rodolfo Vieira (8-2) (Middleweight)
Bout 8: Zhalgas Zhumagulov (14-7) vs. Charles Johnson (11-3) (Flyweight)
Bout 7: Jennifer Maia (19-9-1) vs. Maryna Moroz (11-3) (Flyweight)
Bout 6: Fernie Garcia (10-2) vs. Brady Hiestand (5-2) (Bantamweight)
Bout 5: Jose Johnson (15-7) vs. Vince Morales (11-6) (Bantamweight)
Bout 4: Natalia Silva (13-5-1) vs. Tereza Bleda (6-0) (Flyweight)
Bout 3: William Knight (11-4) vs. Marcin Prachnio (15-6) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 2: Jack Della Maddalena (12-2) vs. Danny Roberts (18-6) (Welterweight)
Bout 1: Chase Sherman (16-10) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (8-0) (Heavyweight)
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