Paulo Costa slams UFC for offering him short-notice Magomed Ankalaev fight, draws parallels to Francis Ngannou’s departure

Paulo Costa slams UFC for offering him short-notice Magomed Ankalaev fight, draws parallels to Francis Ngannou’s departure

Paulo Costa isn’t happy with the UFC over a fight offered to him. ‘Borrachinha’ was on Ariel Helwani’s show and was asked about Magomed Ankalaev’s next fight.

Magomed Ankalaev reacts to Paulo Costa turning down short-notice fight: "They need 10 years"

Magomed Ankalaev has a message for Paulo Costa, who turned down a short-notice fight with him for UFC Abu Dhabi.

Why Paulo Costa Said No to Fighting Magomed Ankalaev on Short Notice

TLDR Paulo Costa turned down a short-notice fight against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 25 Costa said the UFC offered no extra money despite 13 days notice and a five-round main event fight The Brazilian currently weighs 234 pounds and would need 7-8 weeks to properly cut to 205 pounds Costa compared the situation to Francis Ngannou’s departure, criticizing UFC’s negotiation tactics The fight would have been the last on Costa’s curr…