Jul 30, 2022; Dallas, TX, USA; Sergei Pavlovich (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Derrick Lewis (not pictured) in a heavyweight bout during UFC 277 at the American Airlines Center.

The UFC is heading to Shanghai, China on August 23rd and the card is starting to fill out. Last night, we learned about a big time matchup in the heavyweight division featuring two top ten contenders.

As per a report by MMA Latino America on X, No. 4-ranked heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich will take on Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Shanghai on August 23.

Cortes-Acosta will take a five-bout winning streak into the matchup with Pavlovich. Most recently, “Salsa Boy” outpointed Serghei Spivac at UFC 316 on June 7.

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