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Misses weight, fight will proceed
Cosce weighed in at 172.5 pounds, missing the welterweight limit by 1.5 pounds in advance of his scheduled fight with Gilbert Urbina. He will be fined 20 percent of his purse as a result of the miss, MMA Junkie reports.
ANALYSIS
The bout against Urbina will proceed as scheduled, but this should set off alarm bells for Cosce, who has now missed weight ahead of two consecutive contests. Cosce picked up his first win in the Octagon in July and is looking to establish some momentum in a wide-open welterweight division.
The bout against Urbina will proceed as scheduled, but this should set off alarm bells for Cosce, who has now missed weight ahead of two consecutive contests. Cosce picked up his first win in the Octagon in July and is looking to establish some momentum in a wide-open welterweight division.
Fighting Urbina on May 20
Cosce is slated to take on Gilbert Urbina at UFC Vegas on May 20, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
After dropping his debut bout with the company to Philip rowe in July of 2021, Cosce bounced back with a victory over Blood Diamond via unanimous decision at UFC 277. He will now look to get a winning record when he squares off against Urbina, who is coming off a loss via submission in his debut fight with the UFC.
After dropping his debut bout with the company to Philip rowe in July of 2021, Cosce bounced back with a victory over Blood Diamond via unanimous decision at UFC 277. He will now look to get a winning record when he squares off against Urbina, who is coming off a loss via submission in his debut fight with the UFC.
Wins after missing weight
Cosce defeated Blood Diamond via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC 277 on Saturday in Dallas.
ANALYSIS
Facing an inexperienced opponent, Cosce showed some solid wrestling skills in addition to the ability to keep Diamond pinned to the mat for long stretches at a time. It was a much better effort than we saw in his second-round knockout loss to Philip Rowe in his UFC debut last July, but the vast majority of Cosce's good work here is negated by the fact he missed weight by a pound and a half Friday morning. To Cosce's credit, he owned the the mistake and made no excuses. His next challenge will be to put forth another strong effort after making weight a day prior.
Facing an inexperienced opponent, Cosce showed some solid wrestling skills in addition to the ability to keep Diamond pinned to the mat for long stretches at a time. It was a much better effort than we saw in his second-round knockout loss to Philip Rowe in his UFC debut last July, but the vast majority of Cosce's good work here is negated by the fact he missed weight by a pound and a half Friday morning. To Cosce's credit, he owned the the mistake and made no excuses. His next challenge will be to put forth another strong effort after making weight a day prior.
Misses weight, fight still on
Cosce weighed in at 172.5 pounds ahead of his matchup with Blood Diamond at UFC 277, MMAJunkie.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Cosce will not attempt to cut any more weight ahead of his matchup with Blood Diamond and will instead forfeit 20 percent of his purse. The 28-year-old fighter will look to take down Diamond in the rescheduled welterweight matchup at UFC 277. He sits as roughly a (-190) betting favorite as of Friday afternoon.
Cosce will not attempt to cut any more weight ahead of his matchup with Blood Diamond and will instead forfeit 20 percent of his purse. The 28-year-old fighter will look to take down Diamond in the rescheduled welterweight matchup at UFC 277. He sits as roughly a (-190) betting favorite as of Friday afternoon.
Fight moved to July
Cosce will take on Blood Diamond in a welterweight bout at UFC 277 on July 30, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Cosce's clash against Diamond was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 275 on June 11, but this fight had to be called off after Diamond was ruled out for undisclosed reasons. This elusive matchup will pit two fighters both looking to clinch their first UFC win as Cosce -- a former winner of Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series -- has yet to fight since losing his promotional debut against Philip Rowe in a second-round TKO last July. The 28-year-old is at a slight, three-inch reach disadvantage against Diamond, but Cosce's 7-1-0 professional record should make him the likely favorite when compared to the 3-1-0 professional record of his opponent.
Cosce's clash against Diamond was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 275 on June 11, but this fight had to be called off after Diamond was ruled out for undisclosed reasons. This elusive matchup will pit two fighters both looking to clinch their first UFC win as Cosce -- a former winner of Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series -- has yet to fight since losing his promotional debut against Philip Rowe in a second-round TKO last July. The 28-year-old is at a slight, three-inch reach disadvantage against Diamond, but Cosce's 7-1-0 professional record should make him the likely favorite when compared to the 3-1-0 professional record of his opponent.