Paulo Costa has actually spoken up following his UFC 298 loss versus Robert Whittaker in an amazing middleweight scrap.
It was “Borrachinha’s” initially combat given that August 2022. Costa had actually Whittaker injured in a bad method at the end of the preliminary, landing a spinning heel kick. If there had actually been a couple of more seconds left in the round, who understands if “The Reaper” would’ve made it through.
Whittaker made it to round 2 and had the ability to discover his groove, harming the left leg of his challenger with kicks. Costa was marching forward, however Whittaker wasn’t pulling back by any methods. The battle went the range and all 3 judges had “The Reaper” winning, granting him the consentaneous choice triumph.
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Paulo Costa Sends Message To His Supporters Following UFC 298 Loss
In a post on his X account, Paulo Costa shared his thankfulness for those who continue to support his journey.
Hey mtfks you’re incredible thank you all for assistance. Throughout the battle I seemed like I was winning pressing him back and injure his face however judge believed various. Anyhow I’m back no injuries and next I gon na pressure a lot more till surface. Lov u all ❤ pic.twitter.com/Y14Ixk7T7w
— Paulo Costa (Borrachinha) (@BorrachinhaMMA) February 18, 2024
“Hey mtfks you’re remarkable thank you all for assistance. Throughout the battle I seemed like I was winning pushing him back and injure his face however judge believed various. Anyhow I’m back no injuries and next I gon na pressure much more up until surface. Lov u all.”
While Costa didn’t leave of Anaheim with a win, he showed to still be an unsafe force in the middleweight department. Who he’ll be compared versus next must be fascinating, however for now, he’ll wish to rest up and evaluate some locations in the Whittaker battle that resulted in the judges preferring his challenger.
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