Paulo Costa Reportedly in Talks for a Over $4,000,000 Worth UFC Contract With Khamzat Chimaev as Potential Next Opponent

Brazilian UFC fighter Paulo Costa recently announced that he extended his stay in the promotion with another 4-fight deal. ‘The Eraser’ mentioned that he is yet to sign the contract, and in addition, he also revealed that he will be earning a seven-figure sum per fight.

Paulo Costa has been very vocal with this opinion on fighter pay in the UFC. He even took to social media and shared his opinions and information regarding the money they make with his followers. Moreover, he recently revealed some more details about the fight in an interview with ‘Ag. Fight’ on YouTube.

Paul Costa to earn $1 million per fight in his new UFC deal

Paul Costa was interviewed along with his girlfriend and agent,

Tamara Alves. They mentioned that there was always the possibility of working somewhere other than the UFC. But they also considered continuing to fight in the UFC. Costa said, “We never discarded other scenarios. We never ruled out the possibility of renewing a new contract with the UFC. But the possibility of not working for the UFC has always been present.” (Translated via YouTube captions)

Paulo Costa’s agent, Tamara Alves, then said that Paulo Costa has risen from an underrated fighter to the highest-paid Brazilian fighter in the UFC. She said, “I am, I have no doubt that today Paulo is the highest-paid Brazilian athlete within the organization. [I] Don’t know if you know any Brazilian athlete who earns more than a million dollars per fight.” She clearly indicated that Costa is going to earn almost $4 million in his new deal.

‘The Eraser’ names a couple of names UFC have offered him to fight against

In another interview ahead of his new deal, Paulo Costa also mentioned two names that he will be fighting after penning down his new deal. He is likely to return to the octagon in October as ‘The Eraser’ revealed that the UFC has offered him to fight Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland. He told the Brazilian media outlet ‘PVT’, “I want that, too. [The UFC] wants to make sure this Chimaev fight happens at all costs, but I want to make both [fights] happen. We’ll see.”

Costa and Chimaev recently got into a verbal scuffle at the UFC Performance Institute. Although there were no physical altercations, both fighters developed a beef between them. In addition, Sean Strickland had been vocal about the dispute between ‘The Eraser’ and the UFC, repeatedly berating him on social media for his inactivity. As such, the Brazilian fighter is looking to settle both scores inside the octagon.

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Tamara Alves mentioned the value of a fighter of Costa’s caliber and explained that contact negotiations for such fighters take a considerable amount of time.

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‘The Eraser’ will seek to make an impact in his next fight after penning down the deal. We will have and see what follows.