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Paulo Costa Signs Contract to Face Marvin Vettori, Poses Next to Empty Whiskey Bottle

Paulo
Costa
isn’t taking himself too seriously in the lead-up to his
recently announced matchup against Marvin
Vettori
.

After some controversy regarding his pay in recent months,
“Borrachinha” has signed a contract to return to the Octagon. The
former middleweight title challenger poked some fun at himself on
social media, posting a picture of himself signing the agreement
with an empty bottle of whiskey in the vicinity.

“Contract has been signed and tasted,” Costa wrote on Instagram.
“Salute.”

The post is a nod toward the Brazilian’s post-fight comments
following a second-round technical knockout loss to Israel
Adesanya
last September, when Costa claimed that he
drank an entire bottle of wine
because he was having difficulty
sleeping the night before the middleweight title bout.

Costa vs. Vettori will headline the UFC Fight Night card on Oct. 23
and is expected to take place in Las Vegas.



After beginning his MMA career with 13 consecutive triumphs,
including five in the UFC, “Borrachinha” was defeated by Adesanya
via second-round TKO last September. After that, the Brazilian was
scheduled to face Jared
Cannonier
in August but ultimately refused to sign the contract
for the fight, citing frustration with his pay.

This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com


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