Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) were booked to fight at UFC 294 in October 2023, but Costa wound up withdrawing due to injury. Their rivalry dates back to a heated run-in at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas prior to Chimaev's UFC 279 win over Kevin Holland in September 2022.

One UFC 318 fighter arrived in the promotion last year with one of the more memorable Octagon debuts in recent memory.

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And ahead of his UFC 318 BMF title defence at lightweight, Holloway found himself still ranked number one in the 145lb division which he claimed was ‘ridiculous’. However, just days before his clash against Poirier in Louisiana, Holloway has been removed from the featherweight rankings after his pre-fight request.

One fighter scheduled for the UFC 318 card plans to call out Khamzat Chimaev if he emerges victorious in his fight.

UFC middleweight Paulo Costa is expecting a quick finish as he prepares to battle Roman Kopylov at UFC 318 this weekend.