Paulo Costa won’t fight Marvin Vettori at middleweight as initially planned, and his UFC Fight Night 196 paycheck will take a hit because of it. On Thursday, the promotion finalized new terms of the bout agreement between Costa and Vettori, with the headliner now taking place at a catchweight of 195 pounds. With that, Costa (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Vettori (17-5-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC). A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed the news to MMA Junkie on Thursday after an initial report from Yahoo! Sports . The person asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
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