Waldo Cortes-Acosta is heading to Qatar to contest his fifth UFC fight in 2025 on three days' notice.

Cortes-Acosta is on board an 18-hour flight from Phoenix, Arizona, to the Middle East for UFC Qatar after one of his fellow heavyweights withdrew from the main card.

It was less than three weeks ago when the Dominican last fought in Dana White 's promotion.

'Salsa Boy' stopped Tom Aspinall 's teammate, Ante Delija, in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 110 , shortly after overcoming a nasty eye poke from the Croatian heavyweight .

He secured a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus by overcoming major adversity and moved up to sixth in the UFC heavyweight rankings.

As first reported by Carlos Contreras Legaspi of ESPN Deportes, Cortes-Acosta is now gearing up for a fight at UFC

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