Dana White didn’t maintain again when assessing Waldo Cortes-Acosta’s win at UFC Struggle Night time 241.
Cortes-Acosta (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) scored a giant upset win over extremely touted heavyweight Robelis Despaigne (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) on this previous Saturday’s essential card opener at Enterprise Heart in St. Louis.
The UFC CEO was not a fan of Cortes-Acosta’s efficiency in entrance of the electrical St. Louis crowd.
“When you’ve gotten any such environment and followers like right here in St. Louis, it takes all people to the subsequent degree – besides that struggle,” White stated in the course of the UFC on ESPN 56 post-fight press convention.
Cortes-Acosta, who’s on a three-fight successful streak, used a grapple-heavy strategy to remain out of bother towards the harmful Despaigne. He landed three takedowns and logged in virtually two rounds of management time en path to a lopsided unanimous resolution.
“He received, however should you needed to choose all of the fights on the cardboard, and also you open the present heading into the (essential card), we’re reside on ESPN, you’re opening the present, it’s your time to shine and present all people who you’re and that’s your efficiency? I don’t know,” White stated. “For those who undergo the cardboard and I used to be going to present out a bonus for sh*ttiest struggle of the evening, who would you guys give it to? Yeah, all people’s in settlement.”
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