In a recent friendly back-and-forth, Merab Dvalishvili and Paulo Costa took turns stealing each other’s food from the UFC Performance Institute in Nevada. The friendly feud started when Paulo Costa posted that he had stolen Merab’s food from the PI, stating that he was very hungry. Paulo was later confronted by Merab, after which both … Read more
Robert Whittaker has spent an extensive amount of time fighting among the top middleweights in the world. Since Israel Adesanya beat Whittaker to the middleweight title, Whittaker worked hard to get another chance to beat Adesanya and win the title again, but he failed. It wasn’t over yet, though for the former champion. Since then, … Read more
Unexpectedly, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) are ending their long-standing collaboration and launching a new anti-doping initiative. Paulo Costa, the UFC middleweight contender, is one name that sticks out in this unexpected turn of events amidst this shift. Oddly, despite his current absence from the competitive scene, he … Read more
In a recent viral video, Khamzat Chimaev can be seen grappling with his close friend, former heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. In the video, DC was playfully engaging in a grappling session with Chimaev. Borz is currently preparing for one of the biggest fights of his career against Paulo Costa. The fight is scheduled to take … Read more
Israel Adesanya will be facing Sean Strickland at UFC 293. The main event came to fruition after Adesanya’s original opponent, Dricus Du Plessis, had to withdraw due to an injury. DDP defeated Robert Whitaker in the co-main event of UFC 290, which was headlined by Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez in the featured bout of … Read more
Paulo Costa, who has been away from the UFC for almost a year, is gearing up for his return. In anticipation of his upcoming bout against Ikram Aliskerov, the Brazilian fighter recently shared a video highlighting his enhanced physique. The highly anticipated UFC 291 event is set to take place on July 29 at the … Read more
Khamzat Chimaev took a sly shot at Paulo Costa pertaining to his health concerns. A image of Costa with the phrase, “Real fighter, real weight,” was uploaded by Chimaev on social media. Costa has previously struggled with weight loss. The comment is a subtle jab at Costa’s competence. Chimaev isn’t afraid to voice his ideas … Read more
NRecently, Paulo Costa uploaded a picture with Tracy Cortez on Twitter, which sparked a love-triangle-like situation on the internet. Tracy was previously in a relationship with Brian Ortega. Consequently, the featherweight fighter took offense and responded to the selfie picture, leading to some back-and-forth exchanges on Twitter among the three individuals involved. Which incident led … Read more
A video that Paulo Costa posted on Twitter has already caught the MMA community’s interest. A lot of UFC fighters have reportedly been edited into Batman universe figures for The Dark Knight movie-themed video. The Brazilian has managed to create a separate fanbase based on his trolling skills alone. So it’s not too surprising to … Read more
UFC president Dana White addressed the concerns surrounding the matchups of Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa against unranked fighters. Speaking at the post-fight press conference for UFC Vegas 73, White was questioned about the decision to pair Strickland with Abus Magomedov and Costa with Ikram Aliskerov, both of whom are currently unranked middleweight contenders. White acknowledged … Read more
