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Paulo Costa Reacts To PED Accusations

The UFC may have a new middleweight star in 26-year-old Brazilian knockout artist Paulo Costa. Costa is currently undefeated in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career with a record of 11-0. He has finished all three of his UFC bouts via knockout in either the first or second rounds. Costa’s most recent Octagon appearance saw […]

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The UFC may have a new middleweight star in 26-year-old Brazilian knockout artist Paulo Costa.

Costa is currently undefeated in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career with a record of 11-0. He has finished all three of his UFC bouts via knockout in either the first or second rounds. Costa’s most recent Octagon appearance saw him take home a second round TKO win over ex-UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks at UFC 217 this past weekend.

There’s no doubt that MMA fans have been talking about Costa as of late, however, it may not be for the right reasons. Costa is one of the most physically gifted fighters on the UFC’s roster today, but some believe that he may have sought help from performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) to help him get into better shape.

It seems as though it’s nearly impossible to get away with such a crime given the UFC’s partnership with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and their rigorous drug testing policy, but that hasn’t stopped the criticism from being hurled Costa’s way.

Look at boy a year ago.U have my promise. Will kick your arse, if my title path detours.Easy money you’re a fraud! @BorrachinhaMMA pic.twitter.com/3LmRxVFSbt

— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) November 8, 2017

Costa has heard enough of these criticisms and took to MMA Fighting to voice his displeasure with them. In fact, the Brazilian revealed that he has been tested more than 15 times by USADA, and called out the likes of Derek Brunson for questioning his honor (quotes via MMA Mania):

“I fight clean,” Costa. “It’s crazy because USADA is here for everybody. Everybody is tested. Derek Brunson talks a lot of shit about me but he (won’t fight) because he has fear, he’s scared. He don’t want to fight against me, so he creates excuses. ‘Ah, you don’t fight clean,’ but I have my tests with USADA. I called UFC Brazil to send me all my tests and put on my social media. I have more than 15 tests.”

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Georges St-Pierre Reveals Significant Injury Suffered At UFC 217

One of the hottest topics in the UFC is newly-crowned middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s next fight following his title-sealing submission win over Michael Bisping in the main event of last weekend’s (Sat., Nov. 4, 2017) UFC 217 from Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Dana White insists he’s going to unify the 185-pound […]

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Dana White insists he’s going to unify the 185-pound belts with interim champion Robert Whittaker next, while the specter of a massive super fight with Conor McGregor looms large. But speaking during a media call in New York (via MMA Junkie) today, St-Pierre revealed that whatever his next move may be, he’s going to require some time to heal from a neck injury he suffered while battling Bisping.

Despite the injury, however, he said he plans to defend his new title:

“There’s going to be news about it in the next few weeks, but I don’t plan to hold the title and not defend it.

“It looked very insignificant when it happened,” St-Pierre said. “It wasn’t the strength of the hit. It was more the precision of it. It’s not his fault. We’re not allowed to hit there, but it was just in the heat of the fight, and it’s normal.

“My neck was so inflamed, when I was on the floor, I had a hard time posturing up because it was hurting very bad. It felt like I couldn’t contract my head to posture up. After the fight when I cooled down, it was terrible. It was like my neck couldn’t move. Now it’s still sore, but it got a lot better. I got treatment on it, so I’ll be back 100 percent.”

So while it sounds like a serious injury, St-Pierre insists he’ll be back to full strength soon. His next bout still remains a mystery, but he said fighting Whittaker is in his contract, so his agent will soon meet with White and the UFC after he goes on vacation to clear his head:

(UFC President) Dana White is going to talk with my agent, they’re going to figure it out, and we’ll see after I come back from vacation.

“We’ll see what I want to do and where my head is,” he said. “I have no intention of holding onto the belt and freezing the division. That’s not what I want to do. Robert Whittaker is in my contract. If I want to fight again, it has to be against Robert Whittaker at 185 (pounds). That’s in my contract. I cannot, for example, go fight (welterweight champ) Tyron Woodley or go fight another guy.”

St-Pierre remained coy when asked if UFC 217 may have been his last fight, noting that it was the same question framed differently and that he hadn’t even made his own mind up yet:

“I don’t know,” he said. “It’s the same question from a different angle. That’s why I can’t talk about this – I don’t know right now.

“I understand it’s normal, but I don’t even know for myself what’s going to be the next move.”

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UFC 217 Medical Suspensions: Georges St-Pierre Sits For 45 Days

Some nasty cuts are likely to blame for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder Georges St-Pierre’s 45-day sit. UFC 217 is history and the medical suspensions have been released. The event’s headliner saw Georges St-Pierre choke out Michael Bisping to capture the gold. He earned a third-round submission victory over “The Count.” Bisping has […]

Prelims For UFC 217 Draw Impressive Numbers Despite FS1 Delay

Viewership numbers for the undercard of UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre have been released. The FOX Sports 1 (FS1) broadcast drew 1,276,000 viewers (via MMAFighting.com). The FS1 portion of the undercard was briefly moved to FS2 due to a college footbal…

UFC 217 Medical Suspensions: Cody Garbrandt Avoids Long Stint

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC 217, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. UFC 217 took place on Saturday, November 4th in New York at Madison Square Garden. The main card aired on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. […]

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With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC 217, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.

UFC 217 took place on Saturday, November 4th in New York at Madison Square Garden. The main card aired on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card aired on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 7 p.m. ET.

Michael Bisping vs. Georges St-Pierre for the UFC middleweight title served as the main event. Cody Garbrandt vs. T.J. Dillashaw for the UFC bantamweight title served as the co-main event. Rounding out this stacked five bout main card was Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Rose Namajunas in a strawweight title bout, Stephen Thompson vs. Jorge Masvidal in a welterweight bout, and Johny Hendricks vs. Paulo Borrachinha in a middleweight bout.

Some of the more notable suspensions include Aleksei Oleinik and Aiemann Zahabi got 90-day medical suspensions. St-Pierre, Thompson, and Mickey Gall got 45-day suspensions. Garbrandt and Bisping only got 30-days.

Here are the entire medical suspensions:

Aleksei Oleinik: 90-day medical suspension

Aiemann Zahabi: 90-day medical suspension

Corey Anderson: 60-day medical suspension

Georges St-Pierre: 45-day medical suspension

Stephen Thompson: 45-day medical suspension

Mickey Gall: 45-day medical suspension

Michael Bisping: 30-day medical suspension

Cody Garbrandt: 30-day medical suspension

Joanna Jedrzejczyk: 30-day medical suspension

Johny Hendricks: 30-day medical suspension

Paulo Borrachinha: 30-day medical suspension

Joe Duffy: 30-day medical suspension

Mark Godbeer: 30-day medical suspension

T.J. Dillashaw: Seven-day medical suspension

Rose Namajunas: Seven-day medical suspension

Jorge Masvidal: Seven-day medical suspension

James Vick: Seven-day medical suspension

Walt Harris: Seven-day medical suspension

Ovince Saint Preux: Seven-day medical suspension

Randy Brown: Seven-day medical suspension

Curtis Blaydes: Seven-day medical suspension

Ricardo Ramos: Seven-day medical suspension

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Dana White Hints Conor McGregor Could Still Fight This Year

It seems as though there’s a slight possibility that the UFC could use Conor McGregor before year’s end. McGregor hasn’t competed inside the Octagon since November of last year when he headlined UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden opposite Eddie Alvarez. “The Notorious One” downed “The Underground King” in the second round of the bout […]

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It seems as though there’s a slight possibility that the UFC could use Conor McGregor before year’s end.

McGregor hasn’t competed inside the Octagon since November of last year when he headlined UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden opposite Eddie Alvarez. “The Notorious One” downed “The Underground King” in the second round of the bout via knockout to capture the lightweight throne, becoming the first dual-weight champion in UFC history in the process.

Shortly after McGregor was forced to vacate his featherweight title and decided to take some time off from competition in order to enjoy the birth of his first child. That break was short-lived, however, as McGregor then signed on to make his professional boxing debut against Floyd “Money” Mayweather.

The Irishman would come up just short as he suffered a 10th round TKO loss after eating a barrage of unanswered shots. Now the MMA world awaits his return; which will likely come against interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, who defeated Kevin Lee in the main event of UFC 216 to capture the gold.

Recently UFC President Dana White spoke to the Los Angeles Times‘ Lance Pugmire and revealed that McGregor’s next fight could be finalized by the end of the week. White has until the end of the week to determine the main event for the UFC’s pay-per-view (PPV) event on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas and is hoping McGregor can compete on the card (quotes via Bleacher Report):

“That’s all this week,” White said. “We’re working on that [main event]. I have to have it done by the end of the week.”

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