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REPORT: AUSTIN LINGO FACES MELQUIZAEL COSTA AT UFC VEGAS 77

By David Tees on 5/31/2023 8:11 AM

A featherweight division attraction has been added to UFC Vegas 77 according to MMA Fighting as Austin Lingo faces Melquizael Costa.

Lingo (9-2-0) has won two of four under the UFC banner, with those wins coming over Jacob Kilburn and Luis Saldana. Lingo hasn’t won a fight in almost two years, with his last win coming at UFC On ESPN 29 in August of 2021. Lingo has picked up nine wins as a professional MMA fighter and four of those came by way of decision.

Costa (19-6-0) is winless thus far under the UFC banner, dropping a bout to Thiago Moises at UFC 283 in January of this year. Costa also went one for two when competing in the LFA, with that lone win coming over Jose Cleiton De Melo Jr. at LFA 147 in November of 2022. Costa has suffered six losses as a professional MMA fighter and half of those came by way of decision.

UFC Vegas 77 is scheduled for Saturday, July 15 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with Holly Holm and Mayra Bueno Silva headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, while broadcast plans have yet to be revealed.