UFC 230 is already setting up to be an unofficial middleweight tournament and the bracket only appears to be getting bigger.<\/p>\n
Already added to the November 3rd Madison Square Garden event is a trio of awesome 185-pound clashes. Most notably is the recent title challenger Yoel Romero taking on the red-hot rising contender, Paulo Costa<\/a>.<\/p>\n Along with that great matchup is a rematch between former champions in Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman<\/a>. Then lastly there is the first of those three announcements which started with the\u00a0perennial top contender, Ronald “Jacare” Souza vs former World Series of Fighting dual-division king, David Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now today it’s been reported by ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that a fourth and presumably final top 10 middleweight encounter is almost official for the big event. That fight being Derek Brunson vs the star in the making, Israel Adesanya.<\/p>\n Derek Brunson vs. Israel Adesanya is on the verge of being finalized for UFC 230 in NYC, per sources. Additionally, Adesanya and the UFC close to finalizing a new deal. He was already in need of a new one, after fighting three fights of a four fight deal in a span of five months.<\/p>\n — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) July 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n