One well-known fighter scheduled for the UFC 318 card nonetheless has beef with Khamzat Chimaev.
Chimaev has secured a UFC Middleweight Championship alternative. He’ll problem Dricus du Plessis for the 185-pound gold at UFC 319 on Aug. 16. It’ll be Chimaev’s first crack at UFC gold.
Whereas “Borz” has been busy getting ready for his title battle, one common middleweight continues banging on his door.
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Paulo Costa Renews Beef With Khamzat Chimaev
Paulo Costa is about to collide with Roman Kopylov within the co-main occasion of UFC 318. “Borrachinha” appeared on “The Ariel Helwani Present” and made it clear that he plans to name Khamzat Chimaev out (through MMAJunkie).
“If God provides me this victory, I’ll name his identify,” Costa mentioned. “I’m going to name this son of a b*tch, motherf*cker for a battle. He must battle me. I must battle him. I’ve tried to battle him for a very long time, since we had a beef contained in the PI.
“He has been avoiding combating me for a very long time. He at all times says no, and UFC has tried to place this matchup collectively for a very long time, like two years in the past. They mentioned Chimaev mentioned no, ‘he doesn’t wish to battle you, he needs to battle anyone at 185, however he doesn’t wish to battle you.’”
Again in 2022, Costa and Chimaev had a heated argument contained in the UFC Efficiency Institute. The 2 have been booked to battle the next yr, however Costa was pressured to withdraw as a consequence of an harm.
Even when he picks up the win on Saturday, it’s arduous to think about “Borrachinha” fights Chimaev subsequent if “Borz” is ready to defeat Dricus du Plessis and turn out to be the UFC Middleweight Champion. Costa has gone 1-4 in his final 5 outings, and he’s dropped his final two fights.
