YOEL ROMERO VS. PAULO COSTA ADDED TO UFC 241
A middleweight matchup between Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa will take place at UFC 241, which is set for August 17 at Honda Centre in Anaheim, California. Together with the most important event for this card viewing Daniel Cormier try to defend the UFC heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic at a rematch, Romero vs. Costa is scheduled for only 3 rounds. Remember, this was supposed to be the primary event of April’s UFC on ESPN 3 card prior to the two men dropped off the card and the headliner eventually became Ronaldo“Jacare“ Souza against Jack Hermansson. Now, after months of trash talking each other in interviews and on social networking, we will finally see Romero and Costa throw this summer.
Ariel Helwani of ESPN broke the information.
Romero (13-3) has not fought since a decision loss to UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker last summer at UFC 225. Though Romero has dropped two of his last 3 trips to Whittaker, he mixed in a brutal KO win over Luke Rockhold involving the Whittaker fights which proved that even at age 42 he is one of the very best middleweights in the world. After beginning his MMA career at 4-1, Romero has since gone 9-2 in the UFC alone with wins over the likes of the aforementioned Rockhold and Souza, and of course Chris Weidman, Lyoto Machida, Tim Kennedy, Brad Tavares, and Derek Brunson. He comes from an elite wrestling background and has developed into one of the most devastating knockout artists that the UFC has ever seen, making him a special gift. Romero has appeared amazing since linking the Octagon in 2013, and is presently a top-five middleweight in MMA.
Costa (12-0) has finished all 12 of his pro MMA victories and has a perfect 4-0 record at the UFC which includes knockout wins over Uriah Hall, Johnny Hendricks, Oluwale Bamgbose and Garreth McLellan. He has the exceptional knockout capacity to cooperate with the appearance of a celebrity that makes him a special talent in this sport. Costa has been involved in a few controversies recently involving USADA and the athletic commissions, but after all of that has been he has finally been cleared to fight. He’s among the top prospects in the middleweight division, and if he could defeat Romero in this fight he could jump into the title mix at 185lbs.
Though Costa has the capability to be an elite middleweight, until he can proves he does this Romero should be preferred to win this battle. While he’s among the earliest fighters in the UFC middleweight division. Romero is still one of the very dominant and recognized fighters in the branch. Costa is a huge talent but still needs that one important marquee triumph before we can proceed and say he can beat a man like Romero. The winner of the fight, no matter who it is, should be in the mix for the title at 185lbs.
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