Alessandro Costa vs. Kevin Borjas Added to UFC 301 in Brazil

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A flyweight clash pitting Brazil’s Alessandro
Costa against Peru’s Kevin
Borjas has been added to the UFC 301
pay-per-view scheduled to take place on May 4 at the Jeunesse Arena
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The booking was first reported by ESPN Deportes’ Carlos Contreras
Legaspi.

Costa (13-4) will enter the Octagon on the heels of a unanimous
decision loss to Steve Erceg
at
UFC 295 in November. Prior to that, “Nono” secured a technical
knockout victory in the second frame against Jimmy Flick
in June, bouncing back from a Round 3 knockout loss in his
Ultimate Fighting Championship debut at the hands Amir
Albazi.

Meanwhile, Borjas (9-2) is coming off a unanimous decision loss
against Myanmar’s Joshua Van
in his promotional debut in November. The 26-year-old earned his
spot on the UFC roster thanks to a unanimous decision victory
against Victor Dias
on
Dana White’s Contender Series. The win against Dias marked
Borjas’ first career decision win.

UFC 301 is
expected to be headlined by reigning flyweight champion
Alexandre
Pantoja, with the opponent yet to be finalized. The card will
also feature a middleweight clash between Caio
Borralho and Paul Craig
and lightweight meeting pitting Joaquim
Silva against Drakkar
Klose.