‘He Is Looking For A Fight?’

Regardless of failing to make a deliberate February battle with former undisputed middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker earlier this yr, former title challenger, Paulo Costa has recommended a pairing with the previous titleholder in February of subsequent yr.

Costa, a former undisputed middleweight title challenger and present quantity six ranked contender, was scheduled to battle the above-mentioned ex-gold holder, Whittaker at UFC 284 again in February of this yr in Australia, nonetheless, maintained he by no means formally penned phrases to battle the fan-favorite, leaving the pairing excessive and dry.

And compelled from a slated return at UFC 294 in October, Costa suffered a nasty bursitis an infection in his elbow, leading to quite a few surgical procedures to deal with the harm, and his elimination from a battle towards the unbeaten Chechen-born pressure, Khamzat Chimaev. 

As for Whittaker, the previous champion has been sidelined from the Octagon since he featured on the primary card of UFC 290 again in July throughout Worldwide Combat Week, struggling a spectacular second spherical TKO loss to surging contender and incoming title challenger, Dricus du Plessis.

Paulo Costa requires battle towards Robert Whittaker subsequent

And announcing plans a comeback to active competition at UFC 297 in January of next year in Toronto, Costa seems to have already rearranged these plans for the next month in February – earmarking a reworked battle towards Whittaker.

“Connoisseur Chen Chen is totally hidden,” Paulo Costa posted on his official X account tonight. “(Robert) Whittaker is on the lookout for a battle? I battle in February.” 

Sidelined since he featured on the primary card of UFC 278 again in August of final yr, Belo Horizonte native, Costa most lately landed a unanimous determination win over the returning former undisputed middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold.

The win snapped Costa’s two-fight shedding skid towards each former champion, Israel Adesanya, and fellow one-time title challenger, Marvin Vettori. 

Would you prefer to see Paulo Costa battle Robert Whittaker in his return?