Ryan Spann (23-11 MMA, 9-6 UFC) entered this past weekend’s UFC 318 in New Orleans, LA still in search of his first win at 265 lbs. Spann made the move from light heavyweight before the Christmas holiday last December.
Waldo Cortes-Acosta served as Ryan Spann’s first opponent inside the Octagon at heavyweight back in March of this year. That night at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, NV, the former made the latter’s heavyweight debut an unhappy one, as Cortes-Acosta bested Spann by way of second-round submission (guillotine choke.)
From there, Spann turned his attention to a summer showdown at UFC 318.