After knocking out Azamat Murzakanov last Saturday (11), Paulo “Borrachinha” Costa has not defined what its future will be UFC. The fighter from Minas Gerais, born in Contagem, stated, in an interview with Ag Fight, that he has one more fight on his contract and he still doesn’t know if it will be in the middleweight (up to 84kg) or light heavyweight (93kg) division.
The Brazilian, who competed for the 84 kg belt, debuted in the top category with a big victory against a top 6 team. His intention is bold: to compete for both belts at the same time.
“I have one more fight in this contract. Let’s see. I think we are well placed and, suddenly, we can fight for the belts of both [categorias]. Azamat is number six in the light heavyweight division. […] The UFC already wants to renew, we are the ones who are seeing if they can do another one [luta] still and only then sit down. I’m very grateful to the UFC, but it’s my life, right,” he said.
Borrachinha landed a kick to Russo’s head, and in another blow he broke his opponent’s arm. The knockout came in the third round. Before that, Murzakanov had not yet been defeated in .
Therefore, the fighter from Minas Gerais is in a good position to challenge for the light heavyweight division belt. This is because Carlos Ulberg, new champion, is expected to be out of action for at least a year due to a knee injury. Therefore, it is possible that there is an interim belt in the category, and Paulo could be chosen.
