Robelis Despaigne is not ready for prime time.
That much is clear after the gargantuan Olympic medalist lost a one-sided decision to Waldo Cortes-Acosta on Saturday night at UFC St. Louis. A 6-foot-7 taekwondo savant, Despaigne entered UFC St. Louis with plenty of hype upon his shoulders following an 18-second knockout of Josh Parisian in his octagon debut this past March. Despaigne’s regional MMA career also included three-second and four-second knockouts, so plenty of eyes were tuned in to see what the 35-year-old heavyweight could pull off next.
As it turns out, though, it was Cortes-Acosta who seized the moment, exploiting Despaigne’s lackluster ground game to win a dominant decision at UFC St. Louis.
Check out how the MMA world reacted to Cortes-Acosta vs. Despaigne below.
Wrestlers looking at Robelis Despaigne like pic.twitter.com/KwJFkxg7YW
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) May 11, 2024
Fights like that @ufc are what make the @bareknucklefc look good
LayNPray HW’s , the worst— Big Ben Rothwell (@RothwellFighter) May 11, 2024
This dude just got exposed. No gas and no ground game.#UFCStLouis
— John Wayne Makdessi (@JohnMakdessi) May 11, 2024
Why didn’t he punch like this earlier ?
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) May 11, 2024
Fraud check 3
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) May 11, 2024
Homie only have one lung #UFCStLouis
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) May 11, 2024
#fraudcheck
— Renato Moicano UFC (@moicanoufc) May 11, 2024
At this point in his career, Depaigne hasn’t even seen a YouTube jujitsu video.
— Jason Mayhem Miller (@mayhemmiller) May 11, 2024
Acosta Nurmagomedov tonight
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) May 11, 2024
Ok that told us a lot. #UFCStLouis
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 11, 2024
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