Short-notice Opportunity Pays Off for Alessandro Costa, Who Finishes Matt Schnell at UFC Vegas 118

The featured prelim and UFC Vegas 118 saw recently “unretired” flyweight Matt Schnell taking on Alessandro Costa at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The catchweight was necessitated by Costa stepping up on just nine day’s notice to take the fight. As for Schnell, who did get a full camp, he’d retired following a loss to Cody Durden in 2024, though he’d later admit that was mainly due to his belief that the UFC would cut him after three straight losses. When it turned out he wasn’t cut, he returned to defeat Jimmy Flick, then found himself submitted by Joseph...