Under gårdagen avslöjade UFC-chefen Dana White att den topprankade brasilianaren Paulo Costa dragit sig ur matchen mot Khamzat Chimaev på UFC 294. Khamzat kommer istället att ta sig an den forne mästaren i weltervikt Kamaru Usman.
Usman kommer senast från två raka förluster mot den nuvarande mästaren Leon Edwards. Innan dess försvarade nigerianen sin titel vid fem olika tillfällen. Usman anses vara en av de bästa welterviktarna i UFC:s historia.
Khamzat kommer på UFC 294 att gå sin första match sedan vinsten mot Kevin Holland på UFC 279 i september förra året. Khamzat är hittills obesegrad inom den världsledande MMA-organisationen och har ett matchfacit på 12-0.
I galans huvudmatch kommer den nuvarande mästaren i lättvikt Islam Makhachev att ta sig an fjäderviktsmästaren Alexander Volkanovski. Makhachev var egentligen tänkt att ta sig an Charles Oliveira på UFC 294. Brasilianaren tvingades dock att dra sig ur matchen på kort varsel på grund av en ansiktsskada.
Flera ledande personer inom MMA-världen blev förvånade när UFC avslöjade att Kamaru Usman kommer att ersätta Costa. Matchen mellan Khamzat och Usman har väckt starka reaktioner på sociala medier. Se reaktionerna nedan!
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— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) October 11, 2023
Gilbert Burns teasing Kamaru Usman as a possible replacement should Paulo Costa be pulled from his #UFC294 fight with Khamzat Chimaev ??
THIS WOULD BE INSANE! ?
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) October 11, 2023
? OFFICIAL ?
Paulo Costa is out! Khamzat Chimaev will now face Kamaru Usman in our #UFC294 co-main event!@VisitAbuDhabi | @InAbuDhabi | #InAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/puYR7jldLi
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) October 11, 2023
Damn, looks like the main and common for UFC 294 are now better than they started out as… massive test for Khamzat and a huge leap up to the top of 185 for Usman ?? https://t.co/JahakMnDAK
— Chase Hooper (@chase_hooper) October 11, 2023
Hot take! Khamzat v Usman + Volk v Islam are better than the original fights. Insane they pulled it off. ? https://t.co/dJebpl5l8s
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) October 11, 2023
MMA fans owe an apology to Kamaru Usman, the guy was well over-hated.
Unlike the other Welterweights, he was always down to fight the best & gave us 4/5 entertaining title defences as an active Champion.
Now he's saving a card by fighting Chimaev of all people on short notice pic.twitter.com/KzE883TVpV
— ? ?? (@GoatStPiHair) October 11, 2023
https://twitter.com/McGregorRousey/status/1712204722310943208
Kamaru Usman will face Khamzat Chimaev in a middleweight bout at #UFC294 after Paulo Costa wasn't medically cleared following surgery, UFC announced Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/cpOOByma3E
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 11, 2023
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) October 12, 2023
Amazing replacement with Usman
What a fight!— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) October 12, 2023
In the last 20 hours in MMA:
Volkanovski replaces Oliveira.
Usman replaces Costa.
USADA and UFC are no more.
I’m probably missing a couple things, too.
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— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 11, 2023
KAMARU USMAN VS KHAMZAT CHIMAEV WTFFFFF! pic.twitter.com/TKpO4MIfcB
— Dovy? (@DovySimuMMA) October 11, 2023
I was not offered to fight at UFC 294. Everyone knows I want the fight, looks like we will do it in the future with full camps which is preferable. I want to beat everyone at their best with a full camp preparing for me.
— Bo Nickal (@NoBickal) October 11, 2023
Paulo Costa gives an update on his injury that forced him out of his #UFC294 bout.
(via @BorrachinhaMMA) pic.twitter.com/6Yvpxr9WLL
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 11, 2023
This message goes to my fans. Unfortunately, I am hospitalized and had to do a second surgery yesterday. According to doctors, a third surgery will be necessary on Friday.
So, I will not be medically cleared to fight on October 21stThe Abu Dhabi card still amazing I’m no happy…
— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) October 11, 2023
Kamaru Usman is moving to middleweight to fight Khamzat Chimaev on 10 days’ notice ?#UFC294 | Full story: https://t.co/sQ5BvR4k3A pic.twitter.com/ekzSHqvaV2
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) October 11, 2023
This fight might be even crazier https://t.co/D8ij18IPXb
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) October 11, 2023
This sport is CRAZY #UFC294 https://t.co/6hNNZfgfFV
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) October 11, 2023
UFC Lose their Main & Co-Main events less than two weeks before the 294.
Not a bother, just casually call up two all time greats in Volk & Usman like it's standard practice.
You wouldn't see it in any other sport.
— Andy Hickey MMA (@AndyHickeyMMA) October 11, 2023
Kamaru Usman will replace Paulo Costa and face Khamzat Chimaev in a middleweight bout at #UFC294, per Dana White
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) October 11, 2023
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) October 11, 2023
This gay talk so much shit one year now pull out like a chicken ?
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) October 11, 2023
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