Yahoo Sports reports: Moving on up. No. 12-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight Melquizael Costa has had enough of suffering through brutal weight cuts and is officially moving up to Lightweight. That’s because “The Dalmatian” is apparently cutting close to 50 pounds to make the Featherweight limit, and he’s finally done putting his body through it. The Brazilian […]
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 1, 2026 10:00 PM
Top Brazilian prospect Melquizael Costa bails on Featherweight – ‘My body can’t handle it’
Moving on up. No. 12-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Featherweight Melquizael Costa has had enough of suffering through brutal weight cuts and is officially moving up to Lightweight. That’s because “The Dalmatian” is apparently cutting close to 50 pounds to make the Featherweight limit, and he’s finally done putting his body through it. The Brazilian […]
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