Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa Fight Reportedly Finalized for UFC 241 in August

The card for UFC 241 in August is starting to fill up with a middleweight showdown reportedly set to take place on the show.

Per ESPN's Ariel Helwani, Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa have verbally agreed to fight at the Aug. 17 event. 

If Romero and Costa officially finalize terms for a fight, it will be the fourth time since November 2018 they are expected to clash. 

The fight has been scrapped each of the past three times. The first instance came last August when Romero pulled out of a bout scheduled for UFC 230 while recovering from a broken orbital bone. 

ESPN.com's Brett Okamoto previously reported UFC was targeting the bout for April after the two sides couldn't agree to terms for the Jan. 19 UFC Fight Night event. 

Romero was scheduled to fight Ronaldo Souza at UFC Fight Night on April 27 before being forced to withdraw due to an illness. 

Assuming both fighters make it to the Aug. 17 pay-per-view, they will have both been out of action for more than one year. Romero lost his last fight to Robert Whittaker at UFC 225 in June 2018. Costa defeated Uriah Hall via second-round TKO in July 2018 at UFC 226. 

UFC 241 will be headlined by a heavyweight championship fight between Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic.