UFC 328 adds Waldo Cortes-Acosta faces Alexander Volkov in Newark
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A significant heavyweight matchup is heading for UFC 328 between Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Alexander Volkov.
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A top 5 matchup will go down May 9 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. In the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie heavyweight rankings, Volkov (29-11 MMA, 13-5 UFC) holds the No. 3 spot, and Cortes-Acosta (17-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) sits at No. 5. The promotion officially announced the matchup Thursday.
Cortes-Acosta has made a rapid ascent to the top of the division thanks to a hyperactive 2025 campaign in which he fought a total of six times, winning five. His year began with a stoppage of Ryan Spann, followed by a decision over Serghei Spivac. A loss to Sergei Pavlovich followed, but then Cortes-Acosta won three straight, stopping Ante Delija, Shamil Gaziev and Derrick Lewis. Now, he lands a top-five opponent.
Volkov enters his first fight of the year following controversial results in his last two outings. A split decision loss against Ciryl Gane at UFC 310 was a wildly unpopular result. In October at UFC 321, Volkov fought to another split result, this time ending up on the winning side over Jailton Almeida.
Current UFC 328 lineup
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland – for middleweight title
- Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta
- Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov
- King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Ateba Gautier vs. Ozzy Diaz
- Roman Kopylov vs. Marco Tulio
- Clayton Carpenter vs. Jose Ochoa
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