Paulo Costa has been forced to withdraw from UFC 294 after suffering a severe staph infection. The severity of the infection was revealed through a grisly photo shared by Costa himself. The decision to remove Costa from the event has been widely supported. The Brazilian fighter's elbow infection has been described as gruesome and has led to his replacement by Kamaru Usman. Costa's withdrawal has generated significant attention in the MMA community, with multiple news outlets reporting on the incident. In a separate development, Jennifer Maia has decided not to renew her contract with the UFC after completing her last fight. The flyweight fighter's departure comes after the completion of her contract and has been confirmed by multiple sources.
UFC Flyweight Jennifer Maia fought her last fight on her contract last weekend and has decided to not resign with the organisation. (Per: @guicruzz) https://t.co/z5UJvzQ0fI
The UFC has parted ways with Jennifer Maia after she completed her contract this past weekend, per @guicruzzz https://t.co/pQp2M7zxEN
‘Thank God UFC Cut Me’ https://t.co/PBlojk2jRi
Gruesome photos show the extent of Paulo Costa's elbow infection that saw Brazilian ruled out of fight against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294... with Kamaru Usman now stepping in on 10 days notice https://t.co/JGMtB5eRGU https://t.co/DV6IVmjPTe
Paulo Costa shares nasty photo of elbow infection following surgery, UFC 294 withdrawal https://t.co/kYVendIP80
Sound & Pound 2: The legacy of Edson Barboza lives on, a WILD UFC 294 fight week (Comment on YT: https://t.co/tz0ir6JBLh) https://t.co/DfA7OoCVsw
me seeing after Paulo Costa’s elbow https://t.co/ybGb1F2VOl
Me after seeing Paulo Costa’s elbow https://t.co/C0Edzvccv4
Paul Felder replaces Joe Rogan on commentary team for UFC 294 https://t.co/Ct2g8f9Myu
Paulo Costa’s elbow with staph infection https://t.co/9SxwpJM9jp
Removing Paulo Costa from UFC 294 was the right decision https://t.co/xFVxYbit6z
Grisly photo shows severity of Paulo Costa's staph infection that forced UFC 294 withdrawal https://t.co/Blwry5OGW0
Edson Barboza gave his best, and deserved better from UFC – (mma)² https://t.co/mHN6cKdwsa
UFC star branded 'warrior' for fighting through grim cuts in potentially career-ending defeat Full story here 👇 https://t.co/1TXX2co088