Paulo Costa is not going to be preventing a selected top-ranked UFC middleweight anytime quickly.
Costa was being attentive to the UFC Abu Dhabi essential occasion between Reinier de Ridder and Robert Whittaker. The bout went the space and de Ridder was awarded the break up determination victory. “RDR” is now a high 5 UFC middleweight.
Not everybody was impressed by de Ridder’s efficiency, as Costa hurled slurs in the direction of the previous two-division ONE Championship titleholder on social media. “Borrachinha” additionally claimed he would shut the lights off de Ridder.
It’s clear that Costa was pushing for a combat, however “RDR” isn’t taking the bait. Chatting with Mike Owens of Inside Preventing, de Ridder dismissed the potential for preventing Costa, at the least for now (by way of MMAJunkie).
“He’s a humorous dude. It could result in a pleasant press convention and a pleasant build-up, however I don’t give a f*ck what he says,” De Ridder mentioned. “You’ll be able to name me no matter you wish to name me. Name me homosexual each day of the week. I don’t thoughts. Perhaps sooner or later (we’ll combat). However for the time being, I don’t assume he’s there. I don’t assume he’s at my degree – although he did do very properly in his final combat. He does fairly properly towards southpaws with the physique kick and the straight proper hand. So, he’s alright, however I believe he has some work to do first.”
Costa lately snapped his two-fight skid by defeating Roman Kopylov by way of unanimous determination. It was a much-needed victory for “Borrachinha,” who had gone 1-4 in his earlier 5 outings previous to the matchup. Costa is unlikely to get the combat he’s searching for for the time being, as de Ridder could possibly be an possibility for the winner of the middleweight title conflict between champion Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev.
BJPenn.com will maintain you posted on what’s subsequent for Paulo Costa and Reinier de Ridder.
