Bloody Elbow · Jun 5, 2021
Gastelum steps in for disgruntled Costa, will face Cannonier in UFC main event
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Kelvin Gastelum before he fought Robert Whittaker in April.The UFC had announced that Paulo Costa would be taking on Jared Cannonier in a main event fight for a show they had scheduled on August 21. However, Costa recently took to Twitter to say he never signed a contract to face Cannonier.
In his social media posts Costa also claimed that he was not being paid enough money to feature in a main event. He also compared his pay to the millions currently being brought in by YouTubers like Jake and Logan Paul.