Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa involved in altercation ahead of UFC 279
2 years, 3 months ago

Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa involved in altercation ahead of UFC 279

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa were involved in an altercation at the UFC Performance Institute this week, ahead of Chimaev’s UFC 279 clash with Nate Diaz this weekend. Chimaev is scheduled to face fellow welterweight Diaz in the main event of UFC 279 on Saturday, while middleweight Costa fought Luke Rockhold at UFC 278 last month, beating the former champion via decision. He said he wanted to f*** me up.” Chimaev is 11-0 as a professional mixed martial arts, having won his first 10 fights via stoppage before outpointing former UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns in a brutal bout this April. Meanwhile, Costa is 14-2 as a pro, having entered a 2020 title fight with Israel Adesanya unbeaten, before losing to the UFC middleweight champion via TKO and losing to Marvin Vettori on points in his next outing.

History of this topic

UFC 298: Brazil’s Paulo Costa promises to unveil ‘new self’ in battle against Whittaker
10 months, 1 week ago
UFC 294 LIVE: Volkanovski vs Makhachev and Chimaev vs Usman – fight results
1 year, 2 months ago
Khamzat Chimaev sees off valiant Kamaru Usman in UFC 294 co-main event
1 year, 2 months ago
Paulo Costa fights fan, who leapt from stands to attack him, at UFC 294 after withdrawing from his fight against Khamzat Chimaev following surgery for serious elbow infection
1 year, 2 months ago
Gruesome photos show the extent of Paulo Costa's elbow infection that saw Brazilian ruled out of fight against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294... with Kamaru Usman now stepping in on 10 days notice
1 year, 2 months ago
Kamaru Usman to face Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 after Paulo Costa withdraws
1 year, 2 months ago
UFC 279 LIVE: Nate Diaz vs Tony Ferguson and Khamzat Chimaev vs Kevin Holland results
2 years, 3 months ago
Diaz to face Ferguson at UFC 279 after Chimaev misses weight
2 years, 3 months ago
UFC 279: Khamzat Chimaev misses weight for Nate Diaz fight
2 years, 3 months ago
Nate Diaz blasts UFC for setting up Khamzat Chimaev showdown
2 years, 3 months ago
I am Getting Bored: Conor McGregor Hints at UFC Return, Teases Fight with Khamzat Chimaev
4 years, 4 months ago

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