Making his quickest turnaround between fights in almost seven years, Paulo Costa will attempt to put himself back into the middleweight title picture against Sean Strickland at UFC 302.
Strickland (28-6, 15-6 in UFC) will be fighting for the first time since losing the UFC middleweight championship to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297. Before the loss, Strickland capped off a three-fight win streak with a stunning upset win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 to claim the belt.
Costa (14-3, 6-3 in UFC) has gone just 1-3 in his last four fights since starting his career at 13-0, beginning with a championship loss to Adesanya.