So, picture this—two fights just got tossed into the mix for UFC Vegas 106. Sodiq Yusuff is squaring off with Mairon Santos up at lightweight, and Julian Erosa is locking horns with Melquizael Costa in the featherweight division. I swear, MMAFighting.com seems to know everything first, confirming the Yusuff-Santos bit. Meanwhile, Ag.Fight threw out the Erosa-Costa intel. In case you’re wondering, UFC Vegas 106 is happening on May 17, at that swanky UFC Apex in Vegas. The main event’s a welterweight brawl between Gilbert Burns and Michael Morales. Should be a wild night.
Yusuff’s making a jump to 155 pounds after getting schooled by Edson Barboza and Diego Lopes while at featherweight. You know the feeling when you drop your ice cream and just stare? That’s probably how Yusuff felt. Before those hiccups, he was a beast—winning six of his first seven fights in the UFC. Talk about a rollercoaster.
Then there’s Santos. This guy’s been on fire. He’s only lost once in 16 professional fights. At just 24, the Brazilian entered the UFC with a second-round knockout of Kaan Ofli at some ESPN event—number 62, I think. Then he snatched a split decision over Francis Marshall back in March at UFC 313. Seems like a kid on a sugar high—unstoppable.
Switching gears to Erosa, AKA “Juicy J” (because, why not?), he’s on a killer streak. Three first-round finishes in a row, most recently against Darren Elkins via TKO at UFC 314 on April 12. Dropping names like guillotine choke wins over Christian Rodriguez and Ricardo Ramos is like bragging about how you make the best pancakes in town—gotta admire the gusto.
Oh, and Costa’s no slouch either. Another Brazilian shining bright in Vegas, he’s also on a three-fight win streak. Last he dominated a three-round fight against Rodriguez at ESPN 64. The energy in those fights is palpable—like a rock concert, but with more bruises.
So yeah, May 17. Mark the calendar or whatever. It’s going to be loud, probably chaotic, and definitely one for the books. UFC Vegas 106—it’s like a spicy mystery novel you can’t put down, except with more jabs and fewer plot twists.
