(Editor’s notice: A earlier model of this story solely reported on Costa being injured and out.)
UFC Struggle Night time 242 has misplaced certainly one of its finest bouts on paper, however all isn’t misplaced.
A flyweight scrap between Alessandro Costa and Matt Schnell has been pulled from Saturday’s occasion on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas after Costa (14-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) suffered a shoulder harm. Stepping in to battle Schnell on simply 5 days’ will likely be Cody Durden (16-6-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC).
Schnell (16-8 MMA, 6-6 UFC) first broke the information on-line Monday evening of Costa’s harm, and MMA Junkie later confirmed the harm with Costa on Tuesday. Durden confirmed to MMA Junkie that he’s changing Costa after sharing a put up on X.
Simply signed a brand new 4 battle cope with the @UFC! See you in Vegas this weekend!
Packing my baggage now, no cornerman. Simply my spouse and I. Fuck it, that is what I used to be born to do. 🙏🇺🇸📞🩸— Cody Durden (@Cody_Durden) September 3, 2024
Costa revealed to MMA Junkie that he’ll want bodily remedy to rehabilitate his shoulder and hopes to have the ability to return in a number of weeks.
Costa hoped to construct momentum off his TKO win over Kevin Borjas again in Might. The Brazilian, who trains with Diego Lopes in Puebla, Mexico, is 2-1 in his previous three bouts, with the lone defeat coming towards former UFC title challenger Steve Erceg.
Schnell will look to snap a two-fight skid. He was knocked out in his most up-to-date bout in March towards Erceg. Durden is also coming off back-to-back losses after he was TKO’d by Bruno Gustavo da Silva on July 20.
With the change, right here is the up to date UFC Struggle Night time 242 card:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady
- Jessica Andrade vs. Natalia Silva
- Steve Garcia vs. Kyle Nelson
- Yanal Ashmouz vs. Trevor Peek
- Chris Padilla vs. Rong Zhu
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Ovince Saint Preux vs. Ryan Spann
- Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte
- Felipe dos Santos vs. Andre Lima
- Gabriel Santos vs. Yi Zha
- Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
- Dylan Budka vs. Andre Petroski
- Nathan Fletcher vs. Zygimantas Ramaska
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Struggle Night time 242.
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