Two of the most terrifying knockout monsters in the UFC have been booked to fight each other

There’s a reason why everyone’s getting so excited for Paulo Costa vs Yoel Romero.

For the uninformed, here’s what Paulo Costa can do.

👊 11 fights
💪 11 wins
👌 10 KO/TKO

Paulo Costa is one scary guy!#UFC217 pic.twitter.com/aPDX8yUr1Y

— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) November 5, 2017

Here’s what Yoel Romero can do.

😳 Lights out. Goodnight. 😳

Yoel Romero with a brutal highlight reel knockout of Luke Rockhold at #UFC221 💪 pic.twitter.com/cwoT7eteL1

— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) February 11, 2018

What’s that? You didn’t quite get it? Ok, here’s another one of Costa’s highlights.

https://twitter.com/Jolassanda/status/772301080671559681

And here’s another offering from ‘The Soldier of God’.

A @YoelRomeroMMA flying knee from ALL angles! 😳 #UFC221 pic.twitter.com/TevilCmeoQ

— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) February 10, 2018

Need we tell you more?

Yoel Romero (13-3, 9-2 UFC) has fought twice for the middleweight strap, losing by decision to Robert Whittaker on both occasions. He’s 41 years old and has never looked better. The Olympic silver medalist only started MMA in his early 30s but has had a very impressive run. He’s knocked out former UFC champions Chris Weidman, Luke Rockhold and Lyoto Machida.

Paulo Costa (12-0, 4-0 UFC) has a 100% finish rate.

No, your eyes don’t deceive you, he’s finished every single one of his opponents – 11 knockouts, one submission. He’s already knocked out former UFC champion Johny Hendricks and TUF winner Uriah Hall inside the Octagon. At 27, ‘Borrachina’ has the weight of an entire nation on his shoulders. With Brazil’s stars falling past their prime, Costa has been cited as a potential posterboy for Brazilian MMA.

This matchup will take place at UFC 230 in New York’s Madison Square Garden on November 3. It joins two other elite middleweight bouts – Rockhold vs Weidman, the rematch, and David Branch vs Jacare Souza.

NY, ARE YOU READY⁉️

No. 1 contender @YoelRomeroMMA faces the undefeated @BorrachinhaMMA at @TheGarden Nov 3. #UFC230 pic.twitter.com/7Ti6SNyold

— UFC (@ufc) July 24, 2018

It’s almost as if the UFC heard Eddie Alvarez talk about defending his ‘most violent man’ title in Calgary this weekend and said, ‘Hold my beer’.