UFC 317 loses fan-favorite main card fight

Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov no longer on the UFC 317 PPV

As reported by Bert MMA, and given credence by MMA Fighting's Damon Martin, the main card fight between Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov is off.

It's entirely possible that the fight has been rebooked for UFC 318 to account for its lacklustre fight lineup. The BMF-headlined PPV is lacking name appeal, and would welcome Costa-Kopylov on the main card.

This doesn't mean the UFC 317 card isn't diminished, with eleven fights scheduled:

• Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira; vacant light title
• (c) Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France; fly title
• Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano; light
• Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez; fly
• Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues; middle
• Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borshchev; light
• Hyder Amil vs. Jose Delgado; feather
• Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van; fly
• Niko Price vs. Jacobe Smith; welter
• Jhonata Diniz vs. Alvin Hines; heavy
• Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima; bantam