Alessandro Costa
Nono
Brazil
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.
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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.
Healthy, next fight scheduled
Costa (shoulder) is scheduled to compete against fellow flyweight Edgar Chairez at Noche UFC in San Antonio on Sept. 13, per Danny Segura of MMA Junkie.
ANALYSIS
UFC Vegas 97 previously included Costa against Matt Schnell. Their fight suffered cancellation because of the former's shoulder injury, which lasted for a long time. Noche UFC will mark Costa's first fight in over a year, ever since he finished Kevin Borjas at UFC 301.
UFC Vegas 97 previously included Costa against Matt Schnell. Their fight suffered cancellation because of the former's shoulder injury, which lasted for a long time. Noche UFC will mark Costa's first fight in over a year, ever since he finished Kevin Borjas at UFC 301.
Fight called off due to injury
Costa's (shoulder) flyweight bout versus Matt Schnell at UFC Vegas 97 on Sept. 7 has been called off, Matthew Wells of MMA Junkie reports.
ANALYSIS
Schnell said Monday that the fight is off due to a shoulder injury to Costa. The 28-year-old holds a record of 14-4-0, and he won his last bout versus Kevin Borias by way of TKO (punches) on May 4th.
Schnell said Monday that the fight is off due to a shoulder injury to Costa. The 28-year-old holds a record of 14-4-0, and he won his last bout versus Kevin Borias by way of TKO (punches) on May 4th.
Fighting Schnell in Vegas
Costa will take on Matt Schnell at UFC Vegas 97 on September 7, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Costa will return to the mat after opening up UFC 301 with a TKO victory over Kevin Borjas. The Brazilian flyweight has less experience than Schnell, though Schnell is currently sporting a two match losing streak and lacks the momentum that Costa currently exhibits.
Costa will return to the mat after opening up UFC 301 with a TKO victory over Kevin Borjas. The Brazilian flyweight has less experience than Schnell, though Schnell is currently sporting a two match losing streak and lacks the momentum that Costa currently exhibits.
Opens UFC 301 with stoppage win
Costa defeated Kevin Borjas via TKO (punches) at 1:35 of Round 2 at UFC 301 on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ANALYSIS
Costa came up short in his most recent fight in November, but he was plenty competitive that evening, and that bout was against Steve Erceg, who is going to fight for a title later in the evening. Led by repeated effective low kicks, the Brazilian eventually dropped his opponent and earned the stoppage in the early portion of Round 2. It would go on to warrant one of four $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses awarded on the evening. Still just 28 years of age, Costa's 2-2 UFC record is nothing to write home about, but those two defeats are against Erceg and Amir Albazi, arguably two of the top five flyweights in the world. There's still plenty of potential here.
Costa came up short in his most recent fight in November, but he was plenty competitive that evening, and that bout was against Steve Erceg, who is going to fight for a title later in the evening. Led by repeated effective low kicks, the Brazilian eventually dropped his opponent and earned the stoppage in the early portion of Round 2. It would go on to warrant one of four $50,000 Performance of the Night bonuses awarded on the evening. Still just 28 years of age, Costa's 2-2 UFC record is nothing to write home about, but those two defeats are against Erceg and Amir Albazi, arguably two of the top five flyweights in the world. There's still plenty of potential here.