I don’t know about you, but my heart sank when I heard Costa wasn’t going to be able to make middleweight. Not that it’s necessarily a huge surprise given Costa’s muscular frame, but finding out Costa was about 25 pounds above weight 48 hours before weigh-ins is indicative of more than just a botched weight cut. It’s usually something more serious, such as injury, or a fighter who has lost his motivation.
Costa has a long way back to fighting for the title as long as Israel Adesanya remains champion, and there aren’t many who believe Adesanya is going to be dropping the title any time soon.