Melquizael Costa’s determination win over Julian Erosa now seems to be much more spectacular.
Costa earned his third win of 2025 within the featherweight primary card opener of UFC Vegas 106 on Saturday on the UFC APEX. The 28-year-old earned his fourth straight victory, nevertheless it got here at a little bit of a worth.
Following the victory, UFC CEO Dana White shared a video on his Instagram tales exhibiting a nasty gash on one of many wrinkles on Costa’s toe. Whereas it appeared like a minimize at first, the individual engaged on Costa’s toe peeled it again a contact, and you possibly can see the within of the world.
Try some nonetheless pictures from White’s video beneath.
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The excellent news is that Costa’s toe bought stitches to shut the nasty wound, which White additionally shared.
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“Melk Cauthy” has regarded like a participant in one of many promotion’s deepest divisions, as he has earned a trifecta of wins over an 85-day span. Previous to his hard-fought win over Erosa, Costa earned a call win over Christian Rodriguez at UFC Mexico, together with back-to-back submission wins in opposition to longtime UFC veteran Andre Fili and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke.
Costa is 5-2 within the octagon, with the lone promotional losses coming to Steve Garcia and Thiago Moises — which occurred in his brief discover UFC debut.
