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Withdraws from UFC 326 Costa has withdrawn from his scheduled fight with Brunno Ferreira at UFC 326 on March 7, according to Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com.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

Paulo Costa calls out Khamzat Chimaev after vintage performance at UFC 318 Top-ranked middleweight contenders Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov met in the Octagon as the co-main event for UFC 318.

JULY 20, 2025 • SI.COM

First win since August 2022 Costa defeated Roman Kopylov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC 318 on Saturday in New Orleans.

Impact Costa won each of his first five UFC fights, including four via knockout. Then the competition level jumped considerably and he struggled mightily, losing four of five since. He got back in the octagon here for the first time in over 13 months and put forth his best performance in quite some time. He was aggressive and his boxing looked crisp. He threw a ton of kicks to both the legs and body and had Kopylov biting on every fake he threw. The fight-ending power Costa displayed early in his run with the company appears to be gone and that is going to limit his ceiling considerably at age 34, but the guy we saw tonight has plenty of gas left in the tank and is more than capable of winning his fair share of fights moving forward.

JULY 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

UFC 318: Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov odds, picks and predictions In a 3-round middleweight bout on the main card, Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov meet Saturday at UFC 318 at Smoothie King Center in New Orlea...

JULY 19, 2025 • TALLAHASSEE.COM

Video: UFC 318 full card final faceoffs with BMF title, Paulo Costa, Kevin Holland, more Final faceoffs for UFC 318 are complete and saw the 14 fights square up at ceremonial weigh-ins.

JULY 18, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

UFC 318's Roman Kopylov views Paulo Costa as middleweight elite, despite recent skid Roman Kopylov still thinks highly of UFC 318 opponent Paulo Costa, despite his recent losing skid.

JULY 17, 2025 • USATODAY.COM

Moved to UFC 318 Costa's scheduled middleweight matchup against Roman Kopylov has been moved to UFC 318 on July 19, Damon Martin of MMAFighting.com reports.

Impact The fight was originally scheduled for UFC 317 on June 28, and while reports Tuesday morning suggested it had been canceled, it is instead simply being pushed back. Costa, who has lost four of his last five fights, had been listed as roughly a (+210) betting underdog for the original fight.

JUNE 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Scheduled to face Kopylov Costa will face Roman Kopylov at UFC 317 on June 28 in a middleweight bout, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Costa has been sidelined since mid-2024 due to an ankle/foot injury, but he's ready to return to the octagon and will do so against an opponent who has won six of his last seven fights. On the other hand, Costa has lost his past two bouts, against Sean Strickland and Robert Whittaker.

MAY 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Paulo Costa uses iconic scene from a Quentin Tarantino film to make five-word joke about Elon Musk's Tesla Elon Musk's $799 billion electric car company, Tesla has been having rough times recently. Sure enough, UFC star Paulo Costa seems to have t...

MARCH 23, 2025 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

"I was just feeling his energy" - Paulo Costa says Roberto Soldic radiates great vibes as a training partner Even Paolo Costa is impressed by the aura of invincibility that surrounds Roberto Soldic.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

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