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The upcoming fight between Paulo Costa and Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 is in jeopardy due to Costa's injury. Dana White, the president of UFC, stated that he will know soon whether Costa will be able to participate in the fight. White also mentioned that they have been talking to potential replacements in case Costa cannot fight. The co-main event bout between Costa and Chimaev is also uncertain after Costa revealed that he had surgery a few weeks ago. White expects to have more information on this situation in the coming hours. It has been reported that Marvin Vettori declined the opportunity to fight Chimaev on short notice. Paulo Costa has expressed his readiness to fight Chimaev, but Chimaev is already looking for a replacement. The UFC is currently searching for a replacement for Costa, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
Paulo Costa has now had 5 fight cancellations in the last 3 years with a record of 1-2 since his title bout against Israel Adesanya. What’s next for Borrachinha 🤔 #UFC294 https://t.co/YiPu3OYxqp
*Costa & Oliveira pull out* Dana White: https://t.co/uMUHX3SgQI
Paulo Costa gives an update on his injury that forced him out of his #UFC294 bout. (via @BorrachinhaMMA) https://t.co/6Yvpxr9WLL
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Per UFC President Dana White, Paulo Costa is out and the new co-main event is Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kamaru Usman! 🤯 #UFC294 https://t.co/BnwiHrOsCL
Paulo Costa has reportedly been pulled from UFC 294 against Khamzat Chimaev https://t.co/FgH59Ep8IK
BREAKING: Dana White just announced Paulo Costa is out and it will now be Khamzat Chimaev vs Kamaru Usman! 🤯 #UFC294
🚨| Paulo Costa has been pulled out of his #UFC294 fight with Khamzat Chimaev. Costa has said that the doctors are not allowing him to fight. The UFC are searching for a replacement but nothing official yet. [first rep. @OverDogsPodcast] #UFC294 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/94H5WQvBRn
BREAKING: Dana White has pulled out of UFC 294 ❌ https://t.co/jbEtDdVQqY
With the fight against Paulo Costa in jeopardy, which opponent would you want to see Khamzat potentially face at #UFC294? 🤔 https://t.co/pXfaNUmr1W
Thoughts on the current state of #ufc294 and who may step in for Costa against Chimaev https://t.co/qJVFdzwmCg
If Paulo Costa is unable to fight at UFC 294, Daniel Cormier says that the UFC are working on a replacement fight for Khamzat Chimaev that will make fans "actually lose your minds." 🤯 📹: @dc_mma #UFC294 | October 21 | LIVE on TNT Sports and Discovery+ https://t.co/XZsNude4lg
"You guys will actually lose your minds." Daniel Cormier on potential replacement fight for Khamzat Chimaev if Paulo Costa can't fight at UFC 294 https://t.co/cUX4Stnqlj
Paulo Costa is OUT. The UFC is struggling to find someone to fight Khamzat Chimaev on short notice at #UFC294 & Marvin Vettori has reportedly declined. (Per: @OverDogsPodcast) https://t.co/3V5CsH3NH1
Paulo Costa claims he's ready for #UFC294 but Khamzat Chimaev is already replacement hunting. Full story: https://t.co/QMcsvIo8Fp https://t.co/ZF8FICQtQH
Paulo Costa is insistent that he is ready to fight Khamzat Chimaev at #UFC294 👀🙏 https://t.co/rXf9N4KcFz
Paulo Costa reiterates that he's ready to fight Khamzat Chimaev 👀 https://t.co/3cP3XEBwJo
Paulo Costa reiterates that he's ready to fight Khamzat Chimaev👀 https://t.co/gbr0DmxrHJ
Dana White confirms Paulo Costa's status vs. Khamzat Chimaev at #UFC294 is in limbo after revealing his recent surgery. Full video: https://t.co/QMcsvIo8Fp https://t.co/uxl6XsCiMV
Praying to the MMA Gods to keep Khamzat Chimaev vs Paulo Costa on the UFC 294 card 🙏 https://t.co/OBRGzBLglY
UFC 294: Paulo Costa vs. Khamzat Chimaev fight in jeopardy, Dana White reveals https://t.co/WzS0aeN5Rj
Dana White believes that the Paulo Costa vs Khamzat Chimaev fight is in-fact in jeopardy due to Costa’s injury. White states that he will know “very soon” if Costa is definitely out of the fight at UFC 294. https://t.co/5cAXQtiTXs
🚨| Dana White says they’ve been speaking to potential replacements should Paulo Costa be removed from his fight with a Khamzat Chimaev at #UFC294. #UFC294 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/MNhx2DrxkR
Dana White says they are talking to a couple of people right now in case Costa can't take the fight. #UFC294 #UFC https://t.co/DOZfamBevY
Dana White is asked if Costa/Khamzat is off, says it's possible. Says hopefully in a couple of hours he'll have an answer. #UFC294 #UFC
White also says it's "possible" the Chimaev vs. Costa fight could be off due to Costa's injury. He'll know the deal in a few hours, he said.
BREAKING: White says that the co-main event bout between Paulo Costa and Khamzat Chimaev is also in jeopardy after Costa recently acknowledging that he had surgery a few weeks ago. White says that he should know whether or not that is the case in the coming hours.