Top-ranked heavyweights to duke it out at Noche UFC 4 on Sept. 19
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We now have a date for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next Noche UFC
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Per MMA Junkie on Tuesday, the organization is putting together a top-10 heavyweight contest pitting Waldo Cortes-Acosta (17-3) against Curtis Blaydes (19-6, 1 NC). The two will tangle at Noche UFC 4, possibly also UFC 331, on Sept. 19 at a destination still to be determined. This pairing has since been confirmed by other outlets.
There remains ample confusion as to the scheduling of this Noche UFC 4 card, as the date of Sept. 19 is also reported to be UFC 331. It is possible that fights on this billing and/or the Sept. 12 show slated for Arizona could shift around depending on the nature of the Noche UFC 4 celebration. Early reports indicated this event could be held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, but that has yet to be confirmed. Only one other bout is set for this billing, a bantamweight brawl as Charles Jourdain takes on Marlon Vera.
A mighty heavyweight campaign for Cortes-Acosta in 2025 saw him compete five times in the calendar year, winning four of those five while scoring three knockouts along the way. This year also started swimmingly for the Dominican, as he punched out Derrick Lewis at UFC 324 to push his win streak to three. When meeting Alexander Volkov for a de facto title eliminator match in May, Cortes-Acosta fell short to the Russian on the scorecards. After 13 bouts in his UFC career, “Salsa Boy” has already reached the top 10 for the most significant strikes landed in modern heavyweight history.
While Cortes-Acosta has been racking up striking totals to get his name added to that leaderboard, Blaydes has done so as well in a variety of context. Notably, the next person above the former baseball pitcher on the aforementioned sig. strike total list is Blaydes, having notched 50 more than his adversary. Additionally, Blaydes is the division’s all-time leader in takedowns landed by a country mile, with the next active fighter of Serghei Spivac holding less than half of Blaydes’ total, 32 to 66. Like the Dominican, “Razor” is coming off a loss, albeit a “Fight of the Year”-worthy brawl against Josh Hokit in April.
Per MMA Junkie on Tuesday, the organization is putting together a top-10 heavyweight contest pitting Waldo Cortes-Acosta (17-3) against Curtis Blaydes (19-6, 1 NC). The two will tangle at Noche UFC 4, possibly also UFC 331, on Sept. 19 at a destination still to be determined. This pairing has since been confirmed by other outlets.
Details still loom regarding UFC 331, Noche UFC dates and locations
There remains ample confusion as to the scheduling of this Noche UFC 4 card, as the date of Sept. 19 is also reported to be UFC 331. It is possible that fights on this billing and/or the Sept. 12 show slated for Arizona could shift around depending on the nature of the Noche UFC 4 celebration. Early reports indicated this event could be held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, but that has yet to be confirmed. Only one other bout is set for this billing, a bantamweight brawl as Charles Jourdain takes on Marlon Vera.
A mighty heavyweight campaign for Cortes-Acosta in 2025 saw him compete five times in the calendar year, winning four of those five while scoring three knockouts along the way. This year also started swimmingly for the Dominican, as he punched out Derrick Lewis at UFC 324 to push his win streak to three. When meeting Alexander Volkov for a de facto title eliminator match in May, Cortes-Acosta fell short to the Russian on the scorecards. After 13 bouts in his UFC career, “Salsa Boy” has already reached the top 10 for the most significant strikes landed in modern heavyweight history.
While Cortes-Acosta has been racking up striking totals to get his name added to that leaderboard, Blaydes has done so as well in a variety of context. Notably, the next person above the former baseball pitcher on the aforementioned sig. strike total list is Blaydes, having notched 50 more than his adversary. Additionally, Blaydes is the division’s all-time leader in takedowns landed by a country mile, with the next active fighter of Serghei Spivac holding less than half of Blaydes’ total, 32 to 66. Like the Dominican, “Razor” is coming off a loss, albeit a “Fight of the Year”-worthy brawl against Josh Hokit in April.
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