UFC 326 has lost one of its key bouts announced so far after Paulo Costa withdrew against Brunno Ferreira.
Costa (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) was scheduled to face Ferreira (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in a middleweight bout on the March 7 card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Paramount+) but has now pulled out for an undisclosed reason.
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Ferreira announced the news to Brazilian reporter Léo Guimaraes and summed up the disappointing development as “Paulo being Paulo.” MMA Fighting subsequently reported the news.
With wins in five of his past six fights at 185 pounds, including a decision victory over Marvin Vettori at UFC 323 earlier this month, Ferreira, 33, said he expects a new opponent for UFC 326, ideally one who is still ranked, naming Roman Dolidze as a preferred option in a subsequent post on Instagram.
For Costa, his withdrawal from UFC 326 marks the ninth canceled or rescheduled bout of his UFC run.
The latest UFC 326 lineup now includes:
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Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira – for BMF title
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Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder
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Brunno Ferreira vs. opponent TBA
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Romenito Moicano vs. Brian Ortega
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Cody Garbrandt vs. Xiao Long
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Donte Johnson vs. Dusko Todorovic
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Cody Durden vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
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Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Rafael Tobias
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Jesus Aguilar vs. Su Mudaerji
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 326 loses key fight after ex-title challenger withdraws
