Overview

• UFC officials confirmed No. 6 Waldo Cortes-Acosta will face No. 10 Ante Delija on Nov. 1 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
• Marcel Dorff and outlets including MMAmania report Steve Garcia vs. David Onama will close the show, with the heavyweight matchup no longer slated to headline.
• Delija broke into the rankings after a two-minute knockout of Marcin Tybura at UFC Paris on Sept. 6.
• Cortes-Acosta is 14-2 (7-2 UFC) and enters off an August decision loss to Sergei Pavlovich that ended a five-fight winning streak.
• Delija is a former PFL tournament winner and longtime teammate of champion Tom Aspinall, with the duo expected to prepare for their upcoming fights together.