Paulo Costa says he enjoys fighting Russian opponents

Paulo Costa stated that he likes fighting competitors from Russia. In his most recent bout, the Brazilian defeated Roman Kopylov. Prior to that, Costa had fights scheduled against Ikram Aliskerov and Khamzat Chimaev, though neither of those matchups came to fruition. The post provides limited additional context about Costa's reasoning or specific comments. His upcoming fight is against Russian fighter Azamat Murzakanov at UFC 327.