Julian Erosa understands his role as a competent mid-card veteran with a penchant for violence and plays it to the best of his ability in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The Xtreme Couture featherweight will toe the line against Melquizael Costa in a featured UFC Fight Night 256 attraction this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Erosa, 35, enters the cage on the strength of a three consecutive victories, all of them finishes inside one round. He last competed at UFC 314, where he disposed of Darren Elkins with punches in the first round of their April 12 encounter.