Pulled from next weekend’s International Fight Week card, former middleweight title challenger, Paulo Costa is reportedly set to return a month later at UFC 318 against Russian contender, Roman Kopylov from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Costa, the current number thirteen ranked middleweight contender, saw his return bout with Kopylov pulled from next weekend’s flagship return at UFC 317 for the promotion just shy of two weeks from the scheduled clash.
And sidelined since suffering a split decision loss to former champion, Sean Strickland at UFC 302 in the summer of last year, Belo Horizonte native, Paulo Costa is reportedly now set to fight Kopylov at UFC 318 next month according to MMA Fighting reporter, Damon Martin.