“Sadly Should Be Released” – With Another Khamzat Chimaev Fight Tease, Paulo Costa Ruining Another PPV for UFC Fans Rubs Them the Wrong Way

UFC 291 fight card recently underwent a massive change. The change occurred after Paulo Costa pulled out of his fight against Ikram Aliskerov. The Brazilian fighter and Russian newcomer were set to fight on July 29 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Just days before the bout, Costa made it clear that he was not interested in fighting Aliskerov. The Dagestani fighter has fought only one bout at the UFC. However, his MMA record stands at a whopping 14 victories and just one loss. The only bout that he lost was against Costa’s bitter rival, Khamzat Chimaev, at Brave CF 23. Presently, Roman Dolidze will take the place of Costa and fight against Aliskerov. ‘Borrachinha’ initially didn’t mention any reason for his withdrawal from the upcoming showdown.

Later, through social media, he hinted that he is preparing for a huge fight against the undefeated UFC fighter, Chimaev, in October in Abu Dhabi. Nonetheless, Costa’s actions have infuriated the fans, as ‘Borrachinha’ has done this before. Costa withdrew from his bout against Robert Whittaker at UFC 284. ‘The Reaper’ himself came forward to confirm that it was the truth. Now he has once again pulled out of a fight and is yet to come up with a genuine reason. The enraged fans want Costa to be released from the UFC.

Fans are angry at Paulo Costa after he withdrew from UFC 291

Recently, The Fight Bubble posted about Paulo Costa pulling out of UFC 291. They shared a tweet of Costa which said, “Peoples thinks I’m training hard to fight unknown Russian at altitude. Reality: I’m smashing some bbl all day.”

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Along with the post they wrote, “Paulo Costa wasn’t lying about not fighting at UFC 291… Roman Dolidze is apparently set to replace him to face Ikram Aliskerov on short notice! I can’t imagine Dana and the matchmakers being happy with this one…“

When the fans came across the post, they were angry at Costa for being the “clown” of the promotion. Following are some of the reactions from the fans.

• He’s gonna get cut for pulling out of all these fights
• Why accept a fight twice if your not ready. Sadly should be released
• Remove this clown from the roster. Pull out King
• Release him. He’s annoying af
• costa to dana thats your personal problem
• Why’s costa slacking and playing games, UFC it’s going to get tired of his shit and cut him
• Boring guy s*it stamina after round 1. kick him out

From the reactions of the fans, it is clear that they are annoyed with Paulo Costa teasing fans with his confusing tweets and withdrawal from the fights. Do you think that Paulo Costa pulled out of UFC 291 to fight Khamzat Chimaev in October? Let us know in the comments.

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