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Sean Strickland

Paulo Costa reacts after being called out by Sean Strickland: “He's kind of living on a permanent concussion”

Harry Kettle - January 31, 2023

Paulo Costa has reacted to a recent call-out from Sean Strickland as the middleweights continue to trade verbal blows. The eccentric personality of Paulo Costa has been there for all to see in recent years. In many ways, he’s been one of the most entertaining fighters in and outside of the cage for the UFC.

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Sean Strickland

Sean Strickland blasts Paulo Costa for his contract dispute with the UFC: “You don’t act like a professional”

Harry Kettle - January 12, 2023

UFC fighter Sean Strickland has hit out at Paulo Costa for the way in which he’s handled his recent contract dispute. The eccentric nature of Paulo Costa has been there for all to see for many years now. In recent months, especially, he’s gone out of his way to make waves.

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Khamzat Chimaev

Daniel Cormier encourages Paulo Costa to face Khamzat Chimaev in the final fight of his UFC deal: “Beat him impressively. Then, you hold all the chips”

Harry Kettle - December 30, 2022

UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has encouraged Paulo Costa to take on Khamzat Chimaev in the last fight of his contract. We all know Paulo Costa to be an eccentric figure. In addition to his actions in the cage, he’s also got a bizarre personality on social media. So much so, of course, that his tweets tend to gain more traction than his fights – when he does fight.

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Khamzat Chimaev

Paulo Costa and Belal Muhammad chime in on Khamzat Chimaev’s claim that nobody wants to fight him

Harry Kettle - December 28, 2022

Paulo Costa and Belal Muhammad have both laughed off Khamzat Chimaev’s claim that nobody wants to fight him. It’s no secret that Khamzat Chimaev is one of the scariest fighters in mixed martial arts. He’s unbeaten in the UFC and, in the eyes of many, has the potential to become a two-weight UFC champion.

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Robert Whittaker

Paulo Costa reacts to the news that his UFC 284 fight against Robert Whittaker is off: "They should stop being petty"

Cole Shelton - December 19, 2022

Paulo Costa has reacted after it was revealed his UFC 284 fight against Robert Whittaker is off. The UFC announced Costa would be going down to Perth, Australia to fight the local fighter in Whittaker. However, for weeks, Costa had been vocal on social media saying he hasn’t signed a contract and wouldn’t, as he had one fight left on his deal and wanted more money.

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Robert Whittaker

Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa off UFC 284

Cole Shelton - December 19, 2022

Robert Whittaker and Paulo Costa will not be fighting at UFC 284 in Perth, Australia. The UFC announced the fight on social media, but for weeks, Costa has said he has yet to sign the contract and he wouldn’t be fighting Whittaker. The former champ, meanwhile, thought Costa was just trolling and the fight would happen but now according to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the fight between Whittaker and Costa is off. There is no news on whether or not Whittaker will remain on the card or who he will fight.

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Robert Whittaker

Robert Whittaker believes “notorious” Paulo Costa is trolling with recent claims of not fighting at UFC 284: “I don't think anybody should pay too much attention to the dude”

Harry Kettle - December 16, 2022

Robert Whittaker has given his thoughts on Paulo Costa‘s recent suggestion that there’s no bout agreement signed for UFC 284. For the longest time, it’s seemed as if Robert Whittaker would be facing off against Paulo Costa at UFC 284 in Australia. However, as of late, Costa has been throwing a spanner into the works.

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UFC

Paulo Costa reveals he turned down a six-fight contract extension with the UFC: "1 fight to get free"

Cole Shelton - December 7, 2022

Paulo Costa has turned down a contract extension with the UFC. Costa has been vocal about his looming free agency and only having one fight left on his deal. He has also said he has yet to sign a bout agreement to face Robert Whittaker at UFC 284, and was looking forward to free agency. Costa has been vocal about his displeasure with his contract due to his pay.

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Paulo Costa

Paulo Costa claims “nice guy” Israel Adesanya helped a mother with her baby at UFC 253: “He pulled up his shirt ans breastfed the baby there and then”

Harry Kettle - November 28, 2022

Paulo Costa has once again gone after rival Israel Adesanya with another troll job on, you guessed it, social media. When it comes to fighters who have a good time on Twitter, Paulo Costa is located towards the top of that list.

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Robert Whittaker

Paulo Costa claims he doesn’t have a deal to fight Robert Whittaker at UFC 284: “I don’t have a deal to fight in Perth”

Harry Kettle - November 18, 2022

Paulo Costa has claimed that he doesn’t have a deal in place to fight Robert Whittaker at UFC 284 next year. For the longest time now, Paulo Costa has served as a part-time UFC fighter, part-time troll on Twitter. The Brazilian may be annoying to some, but to others, he’s absolutely hilarious.

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Paulo Costa

Photos | Paulo Costa trolls former opponent Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC 281: “Gyno is back!”

Harry Kettle - November 9, 2022

Paulo Costa has accused Israel Adesanya of having gyno again heading into his UFC 281 main event this weekend. On Saturday night, Israel Adesanya will collide with Alex Pereira at Madison Square Garden. He’ll do so as the UFC middleweight champion, a title he’s held for over three years now.

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Paulo Costa

Paulo Costa trolls Colby Covington following accusations made by Polyana Viana: “Please don’t accuse Colby of being gay”

Lewis Simpson - November 7, 2022

Newly found fan favourite Paulo Costa has taken the social media world by storm as of late with his humorous trolling of fellow fighters on the roster. Nobody is safe from Paulo Costa on social media. This time, Colby Covington was the latest fighter caught in the firing line after UFC strawweight Polyana Viana revealed some explicit information regarding ‘Chaos’.

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UFC

Paulo Costa reveals his "miserable" contract with the UFC is up in a few short months: “A new boxer is coming to town”

Cole Shelton - November 2, 2022

Paulo Costa is nearing free agency. Prior to Costa’s UFC 278 fight against Luke Rockhold, he had said that he was fighting out his contract. However, he later corrected that as he shared that he still had one more fight left on his deal. Even though he was still under contract, Costa made it known he was not happy with his deal and planned on testing free agency.

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Robert Whittaker

Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa added to UFC 284 in Australia

Josh Evanoff - October 20, 2022

Ranked middleweights will collide during the UFC’s return to Australia. UFC 284 is currently set to head back to Australia next February. The pay-per-view card is set to take place at the RAC Arena in Perth, and it’ll be the promotion’s first trip back to the country in three years. The last card was headlined by Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya in October 2019.

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UFC

Paulo Costa dubs ‘The Axe Murderer’ as his favorite fighter of all time

Harry Kettle - October 11, 2022

UFC fighter Paulo Costa has named mixed martial arts legend Wanderlei Silva as his favourite fighter of all time. Over the course of the last few months, Paulo Costa has seemingly gone from one of the biggest villains in the Ultimate Fighting Championship to one of the biggest heroes – and he’s done so by showing off his incredibly unique personality.

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Video | Paulo Costa, Patricky Pitbull and social media star Liver King have eating contest at Bellator 286 weigh-ins

Josh Evanoff - September 30, 2022

Liver King reigned supreme at the Bellator 286 weigh-ins earlier today. The social media star has seen a massive uptick in popularity over the last year. Liver King, real name Brian Johnson, has gone viral on platforms such as TikTok for his unique diet. That diet being, you guessed it, eating insane amounts of the liver.

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Paulo Costa

Sean Strickland is unimpressed by the Khamzat Chimaev vs. Paulo Costa feud: "They're a bunch of f***ing women"

Ryan Harkness - September 14, 2022

Sean Strickland has taken a look at all the tough guy behavior on display at UFC 279 and decided none of it is legit. If you were wondering whether his recent KO loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 276 might lead to less bombastic behavior from Sean, we’re here to inform you it hasn’t. Asked about the near-brawl between Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa at the UFC Performance Institute last week, Strickland didn’t hold back.

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Paulo Costa

Paulo Costa believes Khamzat Chimaev is avoiding a fight with him: "He just wants to fight guys with no wrestling"

Josh Evanoff - September 12, 2022

UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa believes Khamzat Chimaev is avoiding him. ‘The Eraser’ is fresh off his victory over Luke Rockhold at UFC 278 last month. While many fans praised the former middleweight champion’s performance, it was Costa who secured the win by decision. It was the first victory for the Brazilian since August 2019.