Yoel Romero is not interested in waiting around for Paulo Costa and instead has turned his attention to former UFC champ Anderson Silva for his next fight. After their original booking for UFC 230 earlier this month fell apart due a Romero (13-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) injury, the middleweight contender matchup with Costa (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) was expected to take place on the UFC on ESPN+ 1 card on Jan. 19 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Unfortunately, Costa suffered an injury of his own that prevented the fight from happening. Costa said he would be healthy by March and urged Romero to wait for him
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With Paulo Costa unavailable, Yoel Romero wants Anderson Silva at UFC on ESPN+ 1 – MMA Junkie