Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is officially off of UFC 284.
For its return to Australia, the UFC announced Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa as one of the featured fights for the upcoming pay-per-view on Feb. 11 at RAC Arena in Perth. However, the announcement was premature, according to Costa, who continued to say he had yet to sign a contract.
On Monday, it was reported that Whittaker vs. Costa was officially canceled, as the UFC and ‘Borrachinha’ had failed to come to terms on a new contract. Without an opponent, the ‘Reaper’ is no longer fighting on UFC 284.