Sign up for ESPN+ right here, and you can then stream the UFC live on
your smart TV, computer, phone, tablet or streaming device via the
ESPN app. The double debut of the deadly Cosce duo has been
disappointingly delayed. On Thursday morning, Denmark’s Nicolas
Dalby (18-4-1, 1 NC) posted on social media that he
wouldn’t be facing Orion Cosce
(7-0) anymore, as “Galaxy” suffered an undisclosed injury. Instead,
“Lokomotivo” will lock horns with Daniel
Rodriguez (13-1) at UFC
255, on Nov. 21 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Cosce was looking
to make his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut alongside
brother Louis
Cosce, as the latter is taking on newcomer Sasha
Palatnikov.
“On Monday I was told my original opponent was out with an injury,”
Dalby wrote. “On Wednesday I received word that I will get to fight
Daniel
Rodriguez instead, who is a better ranked and more experienced
fighter… what’s not to like?! Christmas looks to be coming early
this year.”
Former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship
welterweight titleholder Dalby is looking to bounce back after
suffering a first-round defeat via rear-naked choke by the hands of
Jesse
Ronson. Prior to the setback, he returned to the UFC to hand
Alex
Oliveira a decision loss at UFC Fight Night 160.
Rodriguez is currently riding an impressive nine-bout winning
streak. Under the UFC banner, the former Smash Global 170-pound
champion gathered a submission victory over Tim Means and
a decision victory over Gabriel
Green at UFC Fight Night 167 and UFC on ESPN 9, respectively.
The last time “D-Rod” stepped into the cage, he flattened Dwight
Grant with strikes at the 2:24 mark of the first stanza in
their UFC on ESPN 15 encounter.
UFC 255 will go down at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada,
on Nov. 21. In the main event, the 125-pound kingpin Deiveson
Figueiredo will put his belt on the line against Alex Perez.
The co-main event will feature a title tilt in the women’s
flyweight division as defending champion Valentina
Shevchenko meets Jennifer
Maia.
