Besides getting a title fight apparently, Paul Costa he set his sights on an alternative target to provoke Khamzat Chimaev to fight it. Costa and Chimaev had argued with each other on Twitter, but their confrontation at the UFC PI during the UFC 279 fight week is what turned this online beef into a legal bloody rivalry. Costa wants to fight Chimaev so much that he went on to say on the record that Chimaev was responsible for his notorious weight loss at UFC 279, which led to the displacement of opponents on the main board.
In an interview with The Schmo, Costa talks about losing a liver-eating contest to his next fight against The Liver King, if not Chimaev, getting Chimaev’s hat from The Schmo’s studio, and much more. In the middle of it all, Costa also talks about why Khamzat Chimaev wouldn’t be willing to fight him in the middleweight inside Octagon.
“Trying to Avoid” Costa says. “How can [take] this fight? I guess he won’t fight me. He’s scared as a fuck, he won’t fight me, never! He will try to stay away from me as much as he can. I’m not surprised, he’s a sh*t, you know, he’s a gourmet Chechen,” she said. keep it up Costa.
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Paulo Costa will fight Robert Whittaker if Chimaev drops out
Chimaev is undefeated 12-0 with 11 finishes and they have victories over the already 3rd place middleweight, Gilbert Burns, Gerald Meerschaert, Li Jingliang, Kevin Holland and many more in the UFC standings. Due to his weight loss issues, Chimaev has a chance to move to the middleweight level permanently soon, where Paulo Costa is desperately waiting for him. costaThe former title challenger is known for winning the likes of Yoel Romero, Luke Rockhold, Johny Hendricks, Uriah Hall and many more.
In the same interview, Costa was asked if he would be open to a fight with former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker if the Chimaev fight didn’t bear fruit, and he immediately replied. “I think it would be a great fight.” Whittaker is known for his victories against Marvin Vettori, Jared Cannonier, Kelvin Gastelum, Darren Till, Uriah Hall, Derek Brunson, Ronaldo Souza, Yoel Romero and many more.
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What do you think of Costa’s theory about Chimaev’s reluctance for a possible fight? Where do you put Costa and Chimaev among the funniest fighters on the current UFC roster? Who do you think will win in this fight?
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