Robelis Despaigne will not be prepared for prime time.
That a lot is evident after the gargantuan Olympic medalist misplaced a one-sided determination to Waldo Cortes-Acosta on Saturday evening at UFC St. Louis. A 6-foot-7 taekwondo savant, Despaigne entered UFC St. Louis with loads of hype upon his shoulders following an 18-second knockout of Josh Parisian in his octagon debut this previous March. Despaigne’s regional MMA profession additionally included three-second and four-second knockouts, so loads of eyes had been tuned in to see what the 35-year-old heavyweight might pull off subsequent.
Because it seems, although, it was Cortes-Acosta who seized the second, exploiting Despaigne’s lackluster floor recreation to win a dominant determination at UFC St. Louis.
Take a look at how the MMA world reacted to Cortes-Acosta vs. Despaigne beneath.
This dude simply received uncovered. No gasoline and no floor recreation.#UFCStLouis
— John Wayne Makdessi (@JohnMakdessi) Might 11, 2024
Why didn’t he punch like this earlier ?
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) Might 11, 2024
Fraud verify 3
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) Might 11, 2024
At this level in his profession, Depaigne hasn’t even seen a YouTube jujitsu video.
— Jason Mayhem Miller (@mayhemmiller) Might 11, 2024
Acosta Nurmagomedov tonight
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) Might 11, 2024