Anybody who’s been important of Paulo Costa having to withdraw from UFC 294 may wish to rethink their stance.
Costa was compelled out of his combat with Khamzat Chimaev, which was scheduled for Saturday’s pay-per-view occasion in Abu Dhabi, final week after he wasn’t medically cleared to compete resulting from a staph an infection.
The start of October was when Costa, who traveled to Abu Dhabi, first revealed he had elbow surgical procedure simply weeks earlier than UFC 294, however he remained optimistic that he’d be recovered on time to combat. Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) later revealed that he wanted a second surgical procedure.
Now we all know the extent of Costa’s an infection after his supervisor and girlfriend, Tamara Alves, on Monday posted a grisly picture to her Instagram Tales of his elbow lacking a bit of pores and skin attributable to staph.
Holy shit I can perceive why they pulled Paulo Costa now 🤢 pic.twitter.com/UbxVC45zAM
— Benny P 🇦🇺 (@Bendaman2001) October 17, 2023
On account of Costa’s withdrawal, Chimaev now meets former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in a middleweight bout Saturday at UFC 294. UFC CEO Dana White mentioned the winner will get the following title shot in opposition to champ Sean Strickland.
Costa has struggled to make it to the cage this yr. He was introduced to combat former champ Robert Whittaker in February however disputed that he ever agreed to the combat. Costa’s scheduled combat vs. Ikram Aliskerov on July 29 was scrapped 10 days out.
Costa final competed in August 2022 when he defeated Luke Rockhold within the Struggle of the Night time at UFC 278.
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