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Paulo Costa, a UFC fighter, recently underwent surgery, but he claims it will not affect his upcoming bout against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294. However, UFC President Dana White believes the fight is in jeopardy due to Costa's injury. White stated that he will know soon if Costa is definitely out of the fight. In response, the UFC has been speaking to potential replacements in case Costa is unable to compete. The co-main event bout between Costa and Chimaev is also in jeopardy after Costa revealed his recent surgery. White expects to have more information on the situation in the coming hours. Costa insists that he is ready to fight Chimaev, but Chimaev is already looking for a replacement. Reports suggest that Costa has been pulled from the UFC 294 fight against Chimaev.
Paulo Costa has reportedly been pulled from UFC 294 against Khamzat Chimaev https://t.co/FgH59Ep8IK
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
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
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.
Paulo Costa details reason for recent surgery, confident UFC 294 bout vs. Khamzat Chimaev unaffected https://t.co/m6PQ5CDqAv