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Paulo Costa opens up on talks with Hunter Campbell and frustration while revealing his current contract situation Paulo Costa has revealed that he is growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of movement regarding his next UFC fight, despite making i...

JUNE 30 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

"My strategy was very wrong" - Paulo Costa gets brutally honest about potential Sean Strickland rematch Paulo Costa recently shared his thoughts on a potential Sean Strickland rematch and made a massive admission about their previous fight.

JUNE 2 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

"I think he's broke already" - Paulo Costa questions whether Khamzat Chimaev will fight again after Sean Strickland loss Paulo Costa recently shared his thoughts on potentially facing Khamzat Chimaev in the cage and questioned the Chechen-born fighter's ability to bounce back from his first career lo...

MAY 29 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

"They're trying to discredit Strickland" - Paulo Costa shares honest take on Sean Strickland vs. Khamzat Chimaev rematch Paulo Costa doesn’t think Khamzat Chimaev has anything in his arsenal to defeat Sean Strickland, should they have a rematch.

MAY 29 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Paulo Costa explains why Josh Hokit fight will be better than Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor Paulo Costa vs. Josh Hokit might not have been the rivalry people expected after UFC 327.

APRIL 24 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Upsets Azamat Murzakanov Costa defeated Azamat Murzakanov via TKO (punches) at 1:23 of Round 3 at UFC 327 on Saturday in Miami.

Impact Costa has bounced back and forth between middleweight and light heavyweight of late, not having a ton of success. He fought a stone-cold killer here in Murzakanov, a guy who had been knocking everyone out seemingly his entire career, so of course he put forth a stellar effort. In many ways it was a tale of two fights for Costa. He looked great in Round 1, easily winning the frame before seemingly badly gassing out in Round 2. Paulo seemed to be headed towards another disappointing defeat, but he found a second wind prior to the start of the final frame and came out super aggressive. An early high kick appeared to severely damage Murzakanov's left arm and he was really never able to recover. Given his body type and age (35 in a few weeks), Costa seems better suited to remain at 205 pounds. It sure would be nice to see him string together a few performances like this moving forward.

APRIL 12 • ROTOWIRE

Ulberg delivers first-round KO to win light heavyweight belt as Trump takes spotlight at UFC 327

Hobbling on one leg, Carlos Ulberg refused to let an injured knee ruin the opportunity he earned at UFC 327 on Saturday night

APRIL 12 • Associated Press

UFC 327: Azamat Murzakanov vs. Paulo Costa: Live round-by-round updates A light heavyweight clash between Azamat Murzakanov and former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa will serve as the co-main event at...

APRIL 11 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Carlos Ulberg ready to make his mark in light heavyweight division against Jiří Procházka at UFC 327

Carlos Ulberg’s purpose of making the switch from kickboxing to mixed martial arts and joining UFC was to punctuate his presence in combat sports

APRIL 10 • Associated Press

Returning against Murzakanov Costa will fight Azamat Murzakanov at UFC 327 on April 11, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Costa withdrew from his scheduled fight against Brunno Ferreira at UFC 326 but is now slated to return in April. Costa broke a two-fight losing streak with a win over Roman Kopylov in July, but stringing together back-to-back wins will likely be difficult, as Murzakanov boasts a perfect 16-0 record in professional MMA.

JANUARY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Paulo Costa reportedly withdraws from UFC 326 bout against Brunno Ferreira Paulo Costa has reportedly pulled out of his fight against Brunno Ferreira at UFC 326 in March, just days after their bout was announced.

DECEMBER 27, 2025 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Withdraws from UFC 326 Costa has withdrawn from his scheduled fight with Brunno Ferreira at UFC 326 on March 7, according to Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com.

Impact For Costa to withdraw from a fight more than two months down the line suggests that the reasoning for his bout withdrawal, reason undisclosed, may be a significant one that costs him time. Costa, a former challenger for the UFC Middleweight Championship, won his last fight, via unanimous decision over Roman Kopylov in July.

DECEMBER 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Booked against Ferreira Costa will fight Brunno Ferreira at UFC 326 on March 7, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Costa emerged victorious over Roman Kopylov in July, marking the former's first UFC victory in nearly three full years. The 34-year-old middleweight will now attempt to make it two in a row by taking down Ferreira, who is three inches shorter than Costa but won all three of his fights in 2025.

DECEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

"I think you should just shut up and say yes" - Reinier de Ridder slams Paulo Costa for turning down main event fight opportunity over conditions Reinier de Ridder felt disappointment after Anthony Hernandez was forced to pull out of their main event clash in Vancouver due to injury.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Jean Silva goes scorched earth on Bryce Mitchell and Paulo Costa ahead of Noche UFC fight, sends 'Borrachinha' an ice-cold message Jean Silva isn't a fan of Bryce Mitchell or Paulo Costa and recently sounded off on both men.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

UFC reportedly putting together banger fight for UFC Qatar co-main event The UFC is reportedly working on a huge middleweight matchup between Paulo Costa and Shara Magomedov for the promotion’s first event in Qata...

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 • SI.COM

"DDP did a worst job" - Paulo Costa breaks down Dricus du Plessis' flawed performance vs. Khamzat Chimaev Paulo Costa recently shared his thoughts on Dricus du Plessis' performance against Khamzat Chimaev.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Paulo Costa lays out how he'd beat Khamzat Chimaev Former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa wants to fight unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev and knows how he'd beat him.

JULY 31, 2025 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Paulo Costa rips Reinier de Ridder's 'bad fight' at UFC on ABC 9, gets response Reinier de Ridder had a quick comeback when hearing of Paulo Costa's negative review of his UFC Abu Dhabi win.

JULY 27, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Paulo Costa on Khamzat Chimaev: 'He's a c***' Former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa continued his attacks on undefeated Khamzat Chimaev in an interview on Wednesday.

JULY 24, 2025 • SUNHERALD.COM

"He likes black men" - Paulo Costa shares Khamzat Chimaev's alleged NSFW messages to his partner The latest chapter in Paulo Costa and Khamzat Chimaev's heated rivalry has taken things to a deeply personal level.

JULY 23, 2025 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

UFC 318: Paulo Costa post-fight interview UFC 318 winner Paulo Costa spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his unanimous decision victory over Roman Kopylov in New Orlea...

JULY 20, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Paulo Costa calls out 'coward' Khamzat Chimaev following UFC 318 win Former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa called out the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev following his UFC 318 win.

JULY 20, 2025 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Max Holloway retains UFC BMF title, spoils Dustin Poirier's retirement fight

Max Holloway said he wanted to play spoiler and he did it Saturday night in the main event

JULY 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Paulo Costa decisions Roman Kopylov in UFC 318 co-main event The UFC 318 co-main event on Saturday featured a middleweight bout between former title challenger Paulo Costa and No.

JULY 20, 2025 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

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Ulberg delivers first-round KO to win light heavyweight belt as Trump takes spotlight at UFC 327

Carlos Ulberg ready to make his mark in light heavyweight division against Jiří Procházka at UFC 327

Max Holloway retains UFC BMF title, spoils Dustin Poirier's retirement fight