Overview

• The UFC announced Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Ante Delija for Nov. 1 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, initially promoting it as a five-round headliner.
• MMAmania reports, after a leak from Marcel Dorff, that Steve Garcia vs. David Onama is now slated to headline, with the heavyweight bout remaining on the lineup.
• Delija, a former PFL champion, knocked out Marcin Tybura in roughly two minutes at UFC Paris in his Sept. 6 debut and trains with UFC champion Tom Aspinall.
• Cortes-Acosta enters 14-2 after an August decision loss to Sergei Pavlovich that halted a five-fight winning streak, and he remains one of the division’s most active contenders.
• Other reported matchups for the card include Ketlen Vieira vs. Norma Dumont, Isaac Dulgarian vs. Yadier del Valle, Timmy Cuamba vs. Chang Ho Lee, Kevin Christian vs. Billy Elekana, Allan Nascimento vs. Rafael Estevam, and Nick Klein vs. Donte Johnson.