At this time one week ago, UFC heavyweight contender Waldo Cortes-Acosta (16-2) was in his home country of The Dominican Republic on the heels of his big win over former PFL champion Ante Delija.

In that fight, “Salsa Boy” was poked badly in the eye during a sequence that initially led to Delija seemingly getting a TKO victory. However, after replay showed that Cortes-Acosta was clearly poked in the eye, the fight was restarted after Cortes-Acosta had his time to recover. Almost immediately after, Cortes-Acosta dropped and finished Delija.

This past weekend at UFC Qatar, Shamil Gaziev (14-2) was scheduled to get an opportunity to face a top-ten opponent in Serghei Spivac. However, just days before the fight, Spivac came down with an illness and pulled out of the fight. The promotion call

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