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Costa (16-4) recently slammed former champions Jiri Prochazka and Magomed Ankalaev, calling Prochazka “dumb” for his loss to current champ Carlos Ulberg and labeling Ankalaev’s last bout “boring.” The former middleweight title challenger is now eyeing a title shot.
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Paulo Costa unloads on Magomed Ankalaev after UFC Abu Dhabi while making his case for a UFC light heavyweight title shot
Following Ankalaev’s stoppage of Bogdan Guskov at UFC Abu Dhabi, Costa has taken repeated shots at the Russian. Despite Ankalaev securing a late finish, their recent bout was lackluster, primarily due to Guskov backtracking throughout. Costa now claims the former 205-pound king is closer to getting cut from the roster than the title.
Costa also slammed Prochazka for his lapse in judgment against Ulberg, wherein the latter clearly suffered a leg injury in the opening round. Prochazka noticed the injury but opted against taking advantage of it before “Black Jag” knocked him out.
Speculating on whom he should fight next, Costa has taken to social media to ask fans to weigh in.
“Some say I should fight Jiri or Ankalaev,” Costa wrote on Instagram. “Jiri’s coming off a dumb loss and Ankalaev, after sat another super boring fight, is closer to getting cut than to the title. What u think about it?”
“Borrachinha” also posted a clip from a podcast wherein former UFC fighter Kenny Florian and commentator Jon Anik discussed Ankalaev’s crowd reception at UFC Abu Dhabi. Florian even proposed Costa’s name for the next light heavyweight title shot. In the post’s caption, Costa highlighted that Ankalaev was booed in Abu Dhabi, which is usually considered home turf for Dagestani fighters.
Costa is coming off back-to-back upset wins over Roman Kopylov and a previously undefeated Azamat Murzakanov.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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