Dan Ige will return to the cage subsequent month to battle a burgeoning contender as a part of the UFC’s subsequent journey to Texas. Ige will face Melquizael Costa on February twenty first at UFC Houston. UFC Combat Night time 267 begins at Toyota Middle.
Costa has racked up 4 spectacular wins during the last yr, enhancing his UFC-specific file to 6-2 on this upcoming bout the place “50K” shall be his largest take a look at but within the Octagon. That run in 2025 was halted by two finishes in opposition to Andre Fili and Morgan Charrière, a guillotine choke and a head kick, respectively. Throughout that point, Costa recorded two unanimous resolution wins over Julian Erosa and Christian Rodriguez.
The objective for Ige is to get again on observe together with his successful streak, which he adopted after shedding to Patricio Pitbull at UFC 318 final July. Previous to shedding to the previous multi-weight Bellator MMA champion, Ige was coming off a hanging victory over Sean Woodson within the third spherical at UFC 314.
However earlier than that Woodson victory, Dan Ige suffered setbacks in opposition to Diego Lopez and Lerone Murphy in an effort to regain his spot among the many rating contenders at 145 kilos.
Dan Ige vs. Melquizael Costa and the UFC Houston lineup up to now
Dan Ige’s throwdown with Melquizael Costa represents a consequential battle within the featherweight ranks, nevertheless it’s not the one attention-grabbing matchup at UFC Houston.
Because the headliner of this UFC FN providing, former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland seems to pave his manner again to gold. To try this, the polarizing fighter should defeat Anthony Hernandez, the No. 4 ranked contender at 185 kilos.
Ante Delija vs. Sergei Spivac may even happen within the coming weeks, pitting the No. 9 and No. 7 heavyweight contenders, respectively. The remaining fights at UFC Houston as of this writing could be seen under:
- Alibi Idyris vs. Ode to Osborn
- Michelle Pereira vs. Zach Reese
- Alden Collier vs. Louis Goulet
- Seok Hyun Ko vs. Jacob Smith
- Nora Cornall vs. Jocelyn Edwards
- Yadier Del Valle vs. Jordan Leavitt
