Murzakanov and Costa complete first staredown ahead of UFC 327

Azamat Murzakanov and Paulo Costa participated in their first official face-off before their scheduled fight at UFC 327. The staredown represents an early stage of fight week promotional activities for the middleweight matchup. Both fighters confronted each other as part of the traditional UFC pre-fight protocol. A poll accompanied the post asking followers to choose their prediction for the bout. The post describes this as the "first" staredown, suggesting additional promotional face-offs may follow before fight night.