Paulo Costa says he enjoys fighting Russian opponents

Paulo Costa stated that he likes fighting Russian fighters. In his most recent bout, the Brazilian defeated Roman Kopylov. Costa has also been scheduled for fights against Ikram Aliskerov and Khamzat Chimaev in the past, though neither of those matchups materialized. The post is brief with limited additional context about Costa's comments or reasoning. Costa appears to have a pattern of facing Russian competition in his recent UFC run.