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Paulo Costa may soon be seen in the cage once again. The #5 middleweight had shrugged off a losing streak after he defeated Luke Rockhold at UFC 278. Before the victory, he had lost to Marvin Vettori and Israel Adesanya. In a recent video that he shared on Instagram, a jacked-up Paulo Costa can be seen working on his strength and conditioning with his coach. When a fan asked him about his possible next fight, Costa obliged with a reply and dropped hints on when he might fight next.

 

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The Instagram video showed was captioned, “The strength and condition training is by far the hardest part of combat sports athletes routine. I’m glad cause these coaches have pushed me through the limits. Thanks, @treinador.felipereis @gregorygastelum you guys are awesome.” Paulo Costa is currently sitting on a 14-2 win-loss record. Fans will expect him to add some more victories to his resume this year.

Fans React to Paulo Costa’s training video

UFC fans had a lot to say after they saw Paulo Costa preparing himself for the fight with some strength and conditioning training. Fans were awestruck by the excellent physical condition Costa looked in. A fan asked, Looking great! Any fight news soon?”. Costa’s reply read, “yes bro very soon late april Some excited fans had encouraging words for Costa. A fan said, Now yes monster, keep your eyes on the horizon”. Another fan’s comment said, That’s amazing. Absolute beast.”. Fans looked very happy with how Costa was moving, too. A fan’s comment said, “lookin fast my guy, let’s goo”.

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There were a few fans who were still not happy about the loss Costa suffered against Adesanya. He commented, Train train to take a joke from Adesanya”. Fans also pointed out that the Brazilian may have used some ‘secret juice’. A comment said, “Secret juice gives you super cardio.” Another similar comment read, “Secret juice in action”. 

The 31-year-old will look to ascend the rankings to gain another title shot in the future.

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Paulo Costa would like to go up the rankings

While Paulo Costa was going great guns in his middleweight career the loss in the championship fight against Israel Adesanya derailed his campaign a little. The loss against the former UFC Middleweight champion lead to a downward spiral as he endured another loss against Marvin Vettori. Fortunately for Costa, he has regained his confidence with his Fight Of The Night Performance against Luke Rockhold.

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Costa will now like to string in a few victories with some consistent performances like his compatriot Alex Pereira, who avenged Costa’s loss against Israel Adesanya by defeating him in the title fight and capturing the UFC middleweight belt. While speculations are ripe, that Costa may fight Israel Adesanya or Sean Strickland in his upcoming fight, the confirmation is yet to come. Are you excited?

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