Paulo Costa has introduced his arrival within the UFC mild heavyweight division with a bang. Earlier tonight, Costa locked horns with Azamat Murzakanov within the co-main occasion of UFC 327, with the previous clearly trying like the larger fighter contained in the octagon.
The additional weight, nevertheless, didn’t gradual the 34-year-old down, and from the opening stanza, “The Eraser” landed exact leg kicks to decelerate his opponent. Within the second half of Spherical 1, the Brazilian additionally dropped his Russian foe.
Nonetheless, in Spherical 2, Costa slowed down, and “The Skilled” did sufficient to steal the stanza.
Spherical 3 proved to be the turning level as Paulo Costa got here out aggressively from the opening bell, landed head kicks, injured his opponent’s arm, and left Murzakanov wobbling before crashing to the canvas.
After taking away the 36-year-old Russian fighter’s undefeated report, Costa despatched an alert to all his fellow mild heavyweights. He posted on X:
“Dominant from begin to end. 💥 Paulo Costa confirmed energy, precision, and composure consequence: a brutal knockout. One other assertion made. The division higher be prepared. 👊🔥”
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Paulo Costa desires Khamzat Chimaev subsequent
After beating 2 back-to-back Russian fighters in a row, Paulo Costa now desires to combat arch-rival Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev, the UFC middleweight champion, goes to defend his title subsequent month at UFC 328.
After one profitable protection, “Borz” plans to maneuver as much as 205 kilos. If newly minted mild heavyweight champ Carlos Ulberg’s leg damage retains him sidelined for greater than a 12 months, a possible Chimaev vs. Costa bout for the interim 205-pound title may very well be within the playing cards, offered issues play out positively subsequent month for the Chechen-born Emirati.
Earlier in the present day, Costa instructed UFC News:
“I’ve beef with Chimaev. I’d wish to combat him. We are able to do it right here at mild heavyweight.”
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