One of the bantamweight division’s rising prospects will have to wait a little bit longer for his fourth UFC appearance.
In a statement posted on Twitter, Randy Costa announced his withdrawal Monday from UFC 259 due to an undisclosed injury. Costa (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) was supposed to fight Trevin Jones on the preliminary card of the March 6 event.
The UFC is currently seeking a replacement opponent to fight Jones (13-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC).
Costa, 26, didn’t specify his injury, though he said it’s nagged him for weeks before a flare-up caused him to pull out of the fight. He will undergo physical therapy as he plans for a May return.
Thank you for all the continued love and support. Just a small bump in the road.
I’ll be good for May and intend/hope to be fighting then.🤟💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/A8k30BNDcp
— Randy Costa (@RandyCosta135) February 15, 2021
UFC 259 takes place Saturday, March 6 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view after prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.
With the change, the UFC 259 lineup now includes:
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya – for light heavyweight title
- Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson – for women’s featherweight title
- Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling – for bantamweight title
- Aleksandar Rakic vs. Thiago Santos
- Drew Dober vs. Islam Makhachev
- Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney
- Kyler Phillips vs. Song Yadong
- Askar Askarov vs. Joseph Benavidez
- Amanda Lemos vs. Livinha Souza
- Sean Brady vs. Jake Matthews
- Trevin Jones vs. TBA
- Aalon Cruz vs. Uros Medic
- Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa
- Rogerio Bontorin vs. Kai Kara-France
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Carlos Ulberg
