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Paulo Costa will move up to light heavyweight at UFC 327. | Getty/UFC
Paulo Costa’s next Octagon appearance will come at 205 pounds.
The former middleweight title challenger will lock horns with Azamat Murzakanov at UFC 327. Multiple outlets confirmed the matchup following an initial report from Laerte Viana. UFC 327 takes place on April 11 and is expected to be held in Miami.
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Costa was supposed to face Brunno Ferreira at UFC 326 but pulled out of that proposed middleweight bout. “Borrachinha” snapped a two-bout skid in his last outing, when he took a three-round verdict against Roman Kopylov at UFC 318 this past July. Costa began his Octagon tenure with five consecutive triumphs before falling to Israel Adesanya via second-round TKO in a middleweight title clash at UFC 253. Including that bout, the Brazilian is just 2-4 in his last six promotional outings.
Murzakanov has made an impact in the UFC’s light heavyweight division with victories in his first six fights. “The Professional” secured his most significant triumph to date at UFC 321, where he scored a first-round stoppage of Aleksandar Rakic. Murzakanov has finished five of his six UFC wins via KO or TKO.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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