Overview
- Costa pulled out of the March 7 middleweight fight at T-Mobile Arena for an undisclosed reason, according to reports first noted by Léo Guimarães and corroborated by multiple outlets.
- Ferreira remains booked for UFC 326 and publicly called for No. 12 Roman Dolidze as his preferred replacement.
- UFC event listings now show Brunno Ferreira vs. opponent TBA as the promotion seeks a new matchup for the Paramount+ card.
- The withdrawal sparked immediate criticism from fans and former UFC title challenger Darren Till, who denounced Costa on social media.
- The scratch is the ninth canceled or rescheduled bout of Costa’s UFC run, while Ferreira enters off a decision win over Marvin Vettori at UFC 323.