Alessandro Costa
Nono
Brazil
Steps in as late replacement
Costa will replace Imanol Rodriguez (undisclosed) and will face Matt Schnell at UFC Vegas 118 on June 6.
ANALYSIS
Rodriguez was removed from the card due to injury, so Costa will step in as a late replacement. Due to the proximity between the announcement and the fight itself, this bout will now take place at a catchweight of 130 pounds. Costa owns a 3-3 record at the UFC level while alternating wins and losses. He's yet to record consecutive wins with the promotion, but his most recent fight was a KO win over Stewart Nicoll on April 4.
Rodriguez was removed from the card due to injury, so Costa will step in as a late replacement. Due to the proximity between the announcement and the fight itself, this bout will now take place at a catchweight of 130 pounds. Costa owns a 3-3 record at the UFC level while alternating wins and losses. He's yet to record consecutive wins with the promotion, but his most recent fight was a KO win over Stewart Nicoll on April 4.
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Gets right back in win column
Costa defeated Stewart Nicoll via KO (punch) at 4:56 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Costa badly needed a bounce-back effort on the heels of a knockout loss to Alden Coria as a -350 favorite last September, and he got it. While the striking numbers between he and Nicoll were nearly identical, the most damaging shots came from the Costa side. He mixed in a pair of takedowns and closed the show with a vicious body shot with just a handful of seconds left in Round 2. It would go on to earn him a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus. The Brazilian's next challenge will be to string together back victories. He's alternated wins and losses in his first six UFC fights.
Costa badly needed a bounce-back effort on the heels of a knockout loss to Alden Coria as a -350 favorite last September, and he got it. While the striking numbers between he and Nicoll were nearly identical, the most damaging shots came from the Costa side. He mixed in a pair of takedowns and closed the show with a vicious body shot with just a handful of seconds left in Round 2. It would go on to earn him a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus. The Brazilian's next challenge will be to string together back victories. He's alternated wins and losses in his first six UFC fights.
Next fight in Vegas
Costa will take on Stewart Nicoll in a flyweight matchup at UFC Vegas 114 on April 4, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Costa has alternated wins and losses in five fights since entering the UFC in 2022, and he's coming off a stoppage loss to Alden Coria last September. He now faces an opponent in Nicoll who is in search of his first UFC victory. Nicoll will bring a high-volume wrestling attack to the table, but Costa defends the takedown at a solid 83 percent clip.
Costa has alternated wins and losses in five fights since entering the UFC in 2022, and he's coming off a stoppage loss to Alden Coria last September. He now faces an opponent in Nicoll who is in search of his first UFC victory. Nicoll will bring a high-volume wrestling attack to the table, but Costa defends the takedown at a solid 83 percent clip.
Falls as massive favorite
Costa lost to Alden Coria via TKO (punches) at 0:47 of Round 3 at UFC Noche on Saturday in San Antonio.
ANALYSIS
What a disaster. Originally set to face Edgar Chairez here, Costa agreed to the opponent change a little over a month ago and essentially ended up getting dominated as a -350 favorite. Costa was simply never able to get on track and found himself on the short end of a 42-12 mark in terms of significant strikes at the time of the stoppage. He was on his way to dropping a decision had the stoppage not materialized. The 29-year-old hasn't show much with the UFC, alternating losses and wins in his first five fights with the company.
What a disaster. Originally set to face Edgar Chairez here, Costa agreed to the opponent change a little over a month ago and essentially ended up getting dominated as a -350 favorite. Costa was simply never able to get on track and found himself on the short end of a 42-12 mark in terms of significant strikes at the time of the stoppage. He was on his way to dropping a decision had the stoppage not materialized. The 29-year-old hasn't show much with the UFC, alternating losses and wins in his first five fights with the company.
Gets new Noche UFC opponent
Costa will now take on Alden Coria in a flyweight matchup at Noche UFC on Sept. 13, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Costa was originally slated to face Edgar Chairez at the event, but the latter withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. He now takes on the debuting Coria, a 27-year-old member of Fury FC who has accumulated eight of his 10 professional MMA wins via stoppage. Costa is 2-2 in the UFC and will be looking to earn back-to-back wins for the first time with the company.
Costa was originally slated to face Edgar Chairez at the event, but the latter withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. He now takes on the debuting Coria, a 27-year-old member of Fury FC who has accumulated eight of his 10 professional MMA wins via stoppage. Costa is 2-2 in the UFC and will be looking to earn back-to-back wins for the first time with the company.
Opponent withdraws from Noche UFC
Costa will not fight Edgar Chairez at Noche UFC on Sept. 13, according to Nolan King of MMAJunkie.com.
ANALYSIS
Chairez has a leg injury preventing his participation in Noche UFC. It is unclear if Costa will get a new opponent for the event, or if the promotion will follow through on Chairez's request of having their fight at a later date, the earliest case being in mid-October.
Chairez has a leg injury preventing his participation in Noche UFC. It is unclear if Costa will get a new opponent for the event, or if the promotion will follow through on Chairez's request of having their fight at a later date, the earliest case being in mid-October.