May the UFC 302 co-main occasion be in jeopardy?
A bit over two weeks earlier than the June 1 occasion at Prudential Heart in Newark, N.J., former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland says he’s heard opponent Paulo Costa could not have but dedicated to the bout.
In a video posted Wednesday entitled “Is Costa out?,” Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) mentioned he’s heard Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has but to signal the combat contract. He then focused Costa with a number of verbal assaults and expletives in an effort to entice “Borrachinha” to place his identify on the dotted line.
“Goddamn, Costa. I’ve heard you’ve but to signal that contract,” Strickland mentioned. “I’ll let you know what, man. I didn’t f*cking imagine it. I didn’t assume you’d react like a coward. I believed you’ll man up, sack up. As a substitute, you’re appearing such as you’ve acquired f*cking ovaries. I went onto Google. I did the suitable issues, gave you the good thing about the doubt. I went onto Google and I seen one thing, man. After you fought Izzy, you went down hill. You went on that f*cking deep finish, my man. I don’t know what f*cking occurred in that little f*cking pea mind you’ve.
“Do we have to get somebody so that you can discuss to, my man? Do we have to sit you down and have you ever discuss your f*cking emotions? I believe remedy is for weak males. Let me let you know one thing, dude. You’re being a weak f*cking man. Should you can’t sack up and make this sh*t occur, we’ll get somebody so that you can discuss to. Don’t disappoint me. Don’t disappoint the followers. Let me make you f*cking bleed.”
Costa nor the UFC have commented on the matter publicly.
Is costa out? pic.twitter.com/ImSS63WcGj
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) Might 15, 2024
A five-round combat, Strickland vs. Costa was introduced by UFC CEO Dana White following UFC 300 on April 13. The 2 fighters engaged in back-and-forth on social media within the weeks surrounding that announcement however between insults acknowledged underlying respect for each other.
As of story publication, the UFC and Prudential Heart web sites nonetheless have the combat listed.
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