Overview
- In early August, Jiri Prochazka posted that the UFC had offered Paulo Costa a fight in October or November and said he was waiting for a contract.
- Costa responded on X that he has not been told about any offer and denied that Prochazka’s name was mentioned to him.
- The UFC has not announced the bout, so the matchup remains unconfirmed and is being driven by social posts rather than an official booking.
- Carlos Ulberg’s torn ACL, which is expected to sideline him through the rest of 2026, has left the 205-pound title picture unsettled and increased talk of an interim belt.
- Costa is close to the end of his UFC contract and is publicly pushing for a marquee fight, a dynamic that could speed the promotion toward either a fall booking or a reshuffle of contenders.