Steve Garcia vs. Melquizael Costa late scratch from UFC Austin
Steve Garcia vs. Melquizael Costa is off.
Prior to the start of Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Austin, officials announced that Garcia has been forced to withdraw from his featherweight bout opposite Costa due to an illness.
It is not yet known if the fight will be rescheduled for a later date.
Garcia (14-5) was looking to continue his strong run since moving from 155 pounds to 145 pounds after consecutive TKO wins over Chase Hooper and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke. “Mean Machine” has won three of his past four fights overall. The nature of his illness was not announced.
Costa (20-6) was set to make his third UFC appearance. He picked up his first win for the promotion this past July when he defeated Austin Lingo via unanimous decision.
UFC Austin is headlined by a lightweight contenders’ bout between Beneil Dariush and Arman Tsarukyan. Saturday’s lineup proceeds with 12 scheduled fights.