A flyweight clash between Matt
Schnell and Alessandro
Costa scheduled for UFC
Fight Night 242 on Saturday has been scrapped.
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Schnell initially announced the news via YouTube, citing an
apparent shoulder injury suffered by his opponent, and it was later
confirmed by MMAFighting.com. However, Schnell will remain
on the card against replacement opponent Cody
Durden. UFC Fight Night 242 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las
Vegas and is headlined by a welterweight showdown pitting Gilbert
Burns against Sean
Brady.
Just signed a new 4 fight deal with the
@UFC! See
you in Vegas this weekend!
Packing my bags now, no cornerman. Just my wife and I. Fuck it,
this is what I was born to do. 🙏🇺🇸📞🩸— Cody Durden (@Cody_Durden)
September 3, 2024
Schnell has lost three of his last four Octagon appearances. He
last competed at UFC Fight Night 238 on March 2, when he suffered a
second-round KO loss to eventual flyweight title challenger
Steve
Erceg.
Durden is coming off back-to-back losses against Bruno Silva
and Tagir
Ulanbekov. Prior to that, he won four consecutive fights from
June 2022 to August 2023.
Costa, meanwhile, is 2-2 during his promotional tenure. Most
recently, the Brazilian defeated Kevin
Borjas via second-round TKO at UFC 301.