UFC books Chris Barnett to fight Waldo Cortes-Acosta in October
A pair of UFC big "Boys" will throw down this fall when [autotag]Chris Barnett[/autotag] and [autotag]Waldo Cortes-Acosta[/autotag] meet in a heavyweight fight Oct. 12.
Two people with knowledge of the situation confirmed the matchup between "Beastboy" and "Salsa Boy" to MMA Junkie on Monday. They requested anonymity since the UFC has yet to make an announcement. Instagram account NTRD_MMA was first to report the booking.
A location and venue have not been determined for the UFC Fight Night event.
It will have been more than two years since Barnett (23-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC) last stepped foot in the octagon. He last competed in September 2022 when he rallied to defeat Jake Collier by second-round TKO. Barnett was slated to compete in April 2023 against Chase Sherman and this past March against Mohammed Usman, but both fights fell through.
Cortes-Acosta (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will look to keep rolling as he enters on a three-fight winning streak. A Dana White Contender Series alum, Cortes-Acosta is coming off wins over Łukasz Brzeski, Andrei Arlovski and most recently Robelis Despaigne in May.
Below is the updated UFC Fight Night card on Oct. 12:
Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Josh Fremd
Grant Dawson vs. Rafa Garcia
Themba Gorimbo vs. Niko Price
Jared Gooden vs. Chidi Njokuani
Clayton Carpenter vs. Lucas Rocha
Cory McKenna vs. Polyana Viana
JunYong Park vs. Brad Tavares
Ramazonbek Temirov vs. CJ Vergara
Chris Barnett vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC books Chris Barnett to fight Waldo Cortes-Acosta in October
