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UFC adds Randy Costa vs. Journey Newson to Sept. 26 event

A bantamweight matchup between Randy Costa and Journey Newson is the latest addition to the UFC’s Sept. 26 event.

A bantamweight matchup is the latest addition to the UFC’s Sept. 26 event.

[autotag]Randy Costa[/autotag] (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will face [autotag]Journey Newson[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 0-1-1 UFC) in an event expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the booking Monday, but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

After dropping his UFC debut to Brandon Davis in April 2019, Costa rebounded with a first-round knockout over Boston Salmon at UFC on ESPN 6 this past October. He was scheduled to face Martin Day at UFC on ESPN 8 in March, but the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Newson picked up a 38-second knockout over Domingo Pilarte at UFC 247, which was later ruled as a no contest by The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation when he tested positive for marijuana. The fight was Newson’s second with the UFC after dropping a short-notice, unanimous decision to Ricardo Ramos in June 2019.

With the addition, the Sept. 26 lineup includes:

  • Claudia Gadelha vs. Yan Xiaonan
  • Sarah Alpar vs. Jessica-Rose Clark
  • Randy Costa vs. Journey Newson

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Randy Costa vs. Martin Day in the works for UFC on ESPN 8

A bantamweight matchup is targeted for UFC on ESPN 8 in Columbus.

A clash between two of the 135-pound division’s top up-and-comers is in the works for UFC on ESPN 8.

Bantamweights [autotag]Randy Costa[/autotag] and [autotag]Martin Day[/autotag] are targeted to collide March 28 at the first UFC on ESPN event of 2020.

Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the booking Wednesday. The people asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Massachusetts’ Costa (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has split his UFC appearances. After losing to Brandon Davis in his short-notice promotional debut, Costa came back in major fashion.

In front of his home crowd in Boston at UFC on ESPN 6 in October, Costa quickly finished Boston Salmon by strikes in Round 1.

As for Day (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), the Hawaiian competitor takes his first fight since knee surgery. Day most recently competed November 2018 at UFC Fight Night 141, where he dropped a split decision to Pingyuan Liu.

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UFC on ESPN 8 takes place March 28 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The card streams on ESPN.

With the newest addition, the UFC on ESPN 8 is as follows:

  • Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzino Rozenstruik
  • Raphael Assuncao vs. Cody Garbrandt
  • Yorgan De Castro vs. Greg Hardy
  • Sam Alvey vs. Khalil Rountree
  • Carlos Felipe vs. Jeff Hughes
  • Davey Grant vs. Louis Smolka
  • Mizuki Inoue vs. Tecia Torres
  • Randy Costa vs. Martin Day

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