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Paulo Costa ignited a feud with Khamzat Chimaev at the UFC 318 media day, accusing him of sending disrespectful messages to his girlfriend via Instagram. Costa, preparing to face Roman Kopylov, expressed his anger and desire to settle the score in the octagon.
Costa's comeback arrives just one month before the division's title is contested between UFC champion Dricus du Plessis and undefeated challenger Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319. Although he has some work to do before he nears a second-career title shot, Costa isn't letting go of his old rivalry with Chimaev.
Just like UFC 318 headliner Dustin Poirier, Costa has not fought since UFC 302 last June. As an aside, Kevin Holland was also on that UFC 302 card and faces Daniel Rodriguez on the UFC 318 main card in what will be Holland’s fifth appearance since UFC 302.
Dustin Poirier competes for the final time at UFC 318, and while the fan favorite is hanging up his gloves there’s a few up-and-comers fighting on the prelims.
Israel Adesanya believes Paulo Costa’s mindset is the deciding factor in how he performs at UFC 318. Costa is set to make his first appearance of 2025 when he takes part in the co-main event of UFC 318 in New Orleans on Saturday.
Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) and Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) were booked to fight at UFC 294 in October 2023, but Costa wound up withdrawing due to injury. Their rivalry dates back to a heated run-in at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas prior to Chimaev's UFC 279 win over Kevin Holland in September 2022.
It's almost time for UFC 318, which means it's definitely time for MMA Knockout's staff predictions. Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway slug it out for the BMF belt this weekend, where 'The Diamond' is certain to retire, win or lose. MMAKO's Mat Riddle, Drew Beaupré, and Zain Bando are here to predict the main card.
During a video recently uploaded to his YouTube channel, Israel Adesanya broke down the upcoming UFC 318 fight. ‘The Last Stylebender’ will have a vested interest in the co-main event, which comes in his division and features the man he defeated to record his second successful title defense in 2020.
On the second episode of UFC 318 "Embedded," Paulo Costa finishes his camp feeling the utmost confident before his fight.