UFC 328 lägger till Volkov–Cortes-Acosta i tungvikt

UFC 328 kommer att bjuda på en viktig tungviktsmatch mellan Alexander Volkov och Waldo Cortes-Acosta. Matchen är planerad till 9 maj på Prudential Center i Newark. Flera källor har bekräftat matchningen till MMA Fighting.

UFC 328, som är planerad till 9 maj på Prudential Center i Newark, inkluderar nu en betydande tungviktsmatch mellan topp-10-fightern Alexander Volkov och Waldo Cortes-Acosta. Evenemanget kommer att streamas exklusivt på Paramount+ i USA. Den brasilianske reportern Leo Guimaraes rapporterade först om matchen på Twitter, med bekräftelse från flera personer med insyn i promotionens planer till MMA Fighting. Alexander Volkov, smeknamn ”Drago”, har varit i stark form och vunnit fem av sina sex senaste matcher. Hans enda förlust under den perioden var ett kontroversiellt domslut mot Ciryl Gane på UFC 310 i december 2024. Volkov kom tillbaka med en seger på delat domslut över Jailton Almeida på UFC 321 i oktober. Waldo Cortes-Acosta, känd som ”Salsa Boy”, har också imponerat nyligen med åtta vinster på sina nio senaste matcher. Han fick nominering till Årets genombrottsfighter förra året och tävlade imponerande fem gånger under 2025 med ett facit på 4–1. Noterbara vinster inkluderade avslut mot Ryan Spann, Ante Delija och Shamil Gaziev. I sin senaste match stoppade den 34-årige Derrick Lewis på UFC 324 i januari. Denna matchup beskrivs som avgörande i tungviktsdivisionen och en möjlig titelutmanareeliminator. Guilherme Cruz bidrog till rapporten.

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