Paulo Costa plans on bringing again his aggressive type after UFC 302.
Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) misplaced a cut up resolution to Sean Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) on this previous Saturday’s co-main occasion at Prudential Heart in Newark, N.J.
A pissed off Costa took to “X” to react to his combat, vowing to take a extra aggressive method shifting ahead. Strickland put the blame on Costa for what he known as an “awkward” combat.
“Yeah, Sean gained, I didn’t carry out very effectively,” Costa mentioned. “I feel he didn’t both, however no less than he did sufficient to win, proper? That is two losses in a row in three fights. Three former champs: Luke Rockhold, Whittaker, and Sean. I gained one and misplaced two. However let me inform you one thing, I agree with Dana (White) and Joe Rogan, and I’ll do this, I’ll carry again the Paulo that takes heads off, to complete the combat.
“Sorry, I’m not that type of counter man. I do higher shifting ahead and making an attempt to complete and search for heads. Sean is so awkward, so totally different type of fighter to combat towards, it’s troublesome. He was teeping me, preserve pushing me, protecting me removed from him as a result of he is aware of the facility that I’ve. And I’ve the facility, so I have to ship that, and I’ll do this.”
I’ll give a fuck for factors, it’s not my enterprise pic.twitter.com/iqYQq3oXLj
— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) June 2, 2024
Costa began off his UFC profession with 4 straight knockouts then a conflict with Yoel Romero. “Borrachinha” has since struggled, shedding 4 of his previous 5.
“I gained’t give a f*ck,” Costa posted. “F*ck factors or conserving power, or f*ck something about that. I’ll come to take heads off. And that is who I’m, that is the type of fighter I’m, and the fighter who individuals anticipate that I carry out. So I’ll do this. F*ck factors, I’ve had sufficient of this. Even the primary spherical that I used to be one hundred pc positive that I gained, some individuals thought I misplaced. F*ck them. I’ll come to take heads off. That’s it. Who I’m.”
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