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 an enormous upset win over extremely touted heavyweight Robelis Despaigne (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) on this previous Saturday’s foremost 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 stage – besides that battle,” White stated throughout the UFC on ESPN 56 post-fight press convention.
Cortes-Acosta, who’s on a three-fight profitable streak, used a grapple-heavy strategy to remain out of bother in opposition to the damaging Despaigne. He landed three takedowns and logged in nearly two rounds of management time en path to a lopsided unanimous choice.
“He received, however in the event you needed to choose all of the fights on the cardboard, and also you open the present heading into the (foremost card), we’re reside on ESPN, you’re opening the present, it’s your time to shine and present all people who you might be and that’s your efficiency? I don’t know,” White stated. “In case you undergo the cardboard and I used to be going to provide out a bonus for sh*ttiest battle of the evening, who would you guys give it to? Yeah, all people’s in settlement.”
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