Paulo Costa would love to welcome Khamzat Chimaev to light heavyweight
UFC fighter Paulo Costa has reignited his feud with Khamzat Chimaev, suggesting that Chimaev would struggle if he moved up to the light heavyweight division. Costa compared the potential move to Alex Pereira's unsuccessful transition to heavyweight.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing narrative and promotional dynamics within professional mixed martial arts as fighters speculate on weight class changes.
Paulo Costa has awakened a long-lasting feud with Khamzat Chimaev that had been dormant for some time.
'Borrachinha' has had something of a career resurgence of late. After falling to defeat for the first time in his professional career during his championship bout against Israel Adesanya at UFC 253, the Brazilian struggled to regain the form that earned him a title shot. Four losses in five, with his only win against a retiring Luke Rockhold , would follow. Unsure of how to get his life inside the cage back on track, Costa took a year away from competition.
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