Waldo Cortes-Acosta took on a extremely harmful striker in the heavyweight department and offered him his veryfirst expert loss while having a dominant proving. Yet, inspiteof getting the task done, some are tossing criticism his method.
This past Saturday on the primary card of UFC on ESPN 56, Cortes-Acosta (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) beat Olympic medalist in taekwondo Robelis Despaigne in a clear consentaneous choice that read 30-27 on 2 judges scorecards and 30-26 on another. Cortes-Acosta combined his fumbling with striking defense to defeat the embellished striker Despaigne (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), who’s 6-foot-7 and has the longest wingspan in the promo.
Many, consistingof UFC CEO Dana White, desired to see a heavyweight striking slugfest, which Cortes-Acosta finds to be an unreasonable expectation.
“They’re unjust duetothefactthat this is MMA,” Cortes-Acosta stated around the public criticism of his efficiency, speaking with MMA Junkie in Spanish. “This is a mix of martial arts where you do striking and kicking, however you likewise go to the ground