Paulo Costa Names The Biggest Mistake Of His Career

Even though he’s currently competing for the biggest organization in MMA, Paulo Costa isn’t happy with some of the choices he’s made during his career. The 31-year-old was last seen in the Octagon when former champion Luke Rockhold rubbed blood a…

Even though he’s currently competing for the biggest organization in MMA, Paulo Costa isn’t happy with some of the choices he’s made during his career. The 31-year-old was last seen in the Octagon when former champion Luke Rockhold rubbed blood all over the Brazilian’s face and promptly retired after Costa won a unanimous decision. That…

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Paulo Costa Reacts To Alex Pereira Uncrowning Israel Adesanya At UFC 281

Former UFC middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa was impressed with Alex Pereira’s championship-winning performance at UFC 281. Now two weeks removed from the huge UFC 281 event, people are still talking. The main event of the evening saw Ale…

Former UFC middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa was impressed with Alex Pereira’s championship-winning performance at UFC 281. Now two weeks removed from the huge UFC 281 event, people are still talking. The main event of the evening saw Alex Pereira knock off former champion Israel Adesanya to become the new champion. In the leadup to…

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Paulo Costa’s UFC future unclear: “It’s up to the UFC. There’s no contract yet, there’s nothing.”

Paulo CostaUFC middleweight, Paulo Costa, is clearly not happy about his current contract situation. Paulo Costa is currently scheduled to face former 185lb UFC champion, Robert Whittaker on the UFC 284 card taking place in Pert, Australia on February 11. Costa though seemingly has other plans, claiming that he has not signed the fight contract and […]

Paulo Costa

UFC middleweight, Paulo Costa, is clearly not happy about his current contract situation.

Paulo Costa is currently scheduled to face former 185lb UFC champion, Robert Whittaker on the UFC 284 card taking place in Pert, Australia on February 11. Costa though seemingly has other plans, claiming that he has not signed the fight contract and even said that he wont until the promotion agree to terms on a contract renewal.

I haven’t renewed with the UFC,” Costa said to Ag Fight. “I had a talk with Hunter. He was supposed to get back to me. I asked him about a figure, and he was supposed to give me an answer about it. I haven’t gotten an answer yet.

“Anything is possible. I have one fight left and I’m not very sure. I’ve got some lawyers looking at the contract, seeing how it works, because it can also be terminated over time. Maybe I don’t even need to fight to finish my contract.”

Costa said that he would like the fight to take place, but is willing to miss out on the fight which could see the winner geta title shot, should he and the UFC not come to an agreement.

“We need to know how to take care of our stuff and the UFC contract is business,” Costa continued. “I need to be aware of how it works so I don’t make a mistake, I need to make the most out of it. I have one fight left or the time clause. I believe that’s it, but I’m still talking to my lawyers. I’d really like if this Whittaker fight could happen, but it’s up to the UFC. There’s no contract yet, there’s nothing. I wish there was a contract up to par to the level of this fight.” (H/T BloodyElbow)

It’s unclear whether what Costa is saying is 100% accurate, but the Brazilian has previously mentioned a transition over to boxing when his contract with the UFC ends.

Costa is coming of an enthralling decision win over Luke Rockhold, where the pair would exchange leather for 15 minutes. The 31-year-old has also gained a more of a following as of late and has enjoyed new levels of fame due to his out of competition antics.

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Costa Claims UFC Contract Will Expire Soon, Teases Boxing Move

UFC middleweight Paulo Costa’s latest notable social media post has seen him tease an exit from the promotion and a venture into boxing. Costa, a one-time title challenger and the current #6-ranked 185lber, has long appeared keen on testing out f…

UFC middleweight Paulo Costa’s latest notable social media post has seen him tease an exit from the promotion and a venture into boxing. Costa, a one-time title challenger and the current #6-ranked 185lber, has long appeared keen on testing out free agency. Prior to August’s UFC 278 pay-per-view, where he outpointed former champion Luke Rockhold,…

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Paulo Costa teases impending Octagon departure: ‘My miserable UFC contract will expire in time’

Paulo CostaOne-time UFC middleweight title challenger, Paulo Costa has teased an impending move to the squared circle, labelling his current contract with the Dana White-led organization, as “miserable” claiming it will “expire in time”.  Costa, the current #6 ranked middleweight contender, is currently scheduled to feature at UFC 284 in February next year in Perth, Australia […]

Paulo Costa

One-time UFC middleweight title challenger, Paulo Costa has teased an impending move to the squared circle, labelling his current contract with the Dana White-led organization, as “miserable” claiming it will “expire in time”. 

Costa, the current #6 ranked middleweight contender, is currently scheduled to feature at UFC 284 in February next year in Perth, Australia – tangling with former undisputed middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker in a main card fight.

Last time out, the Belo Horizonte native made his return to the middleweight limit following an impromptu fight at light heavyweight, defeating former champion, Luke Rockhold in a unanimous decision victory at UFC 278 back in August.

Paulo Costa teases an impending move to boxing

Teasing a move to boxing in the near future, Paulo Costa claimed his “miserable” contract with the UFC will “expire in time” – with the Brazilian voicing his displeasure with how much fighters on the promotion’s roster were earning compared to YouTuber and recent winner, Jake Paul.

“My miserable contract with the UFC was up in a few short months,” Paulo Costa tweeted. “Will expire in time. A new #boxer is coming to town! (raised hands emoji)”

14-2 as a professional, Costa, an Ultimate Fighter alum and former Jungle Fight middleweight champion, has suffered middleweight defeats to both Marvin Vettori, and in his first professional loss, dropped a second round knockout loss to division champion, Israel Adesanya.

Amongst his list of other UFC victories, the Brazilian has defeated former welterweight champion, Johny Hendricks, as well as the recently retired, Uriah Hall – and perennial middleweight contender, Yoel Romero to name a few. 

Revealing post-UFC 278 how he retained just a single fight on his current Octagon deal, Costa also claimed he earned in the region of $35,000 for his light heavyweight main event with Vettori in August of last year, after he missed the middleweight limit – forcing an impromptu 205lbs headliner. Costa also expressed his excitement at the thought of becoming a free agent following the booking of his final contracted fight.

Israel Adesanya: Alex Pereira Is Giving Me ‘Paulo Costa Vibes’

UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has compared Alex Pereira’s pre-fight antics to those of former opponent Paulo Costa. At UFC 281 next weekend, Adesanya will look to make the sixth successful defense of his 185-pound gold. Previously, th…

UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has compared Alex Pereira’s pre-fight antics to those of former opponent Paulo Costa. At UFC 281 next weekend, Adesanya will look to make the sixth successful defense of his 185-pound gold. Previously, the Nigerian-New Zealander has seen off challenges from Costa, Yoel Romero, Marvin Vettori, Robert Whittaker, and Jared Cannonier….

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