UFC Fight Night 143, the first UFC event of 2019 was set to include a main event bout between middleweight contenders Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa. However, according to Ariel Helwani of ESPN, that fight has now been scrapped after Costa suffered a minor injury and it now appears the ‘Soldier of God’ is hoping to fight former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
Why This Fight Makes Sense
Romero (13-3) has only had two defeats in the UFC; both to current UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker.