Costa says he enjoys fighting Russian opponents

Paulo Costa stated that he likes fighting opponents from Russia. In his most recent bout, the Brazilian defeated Roman Kopylov. Costa also had fights scheduled against Ikram Aliskerov and Khamzat Chimaev that did not materialize. The post did not provide additional context about why those bouts fell through or when Costa made these comments. No details about upcoming fights or specific reasons for his preference were included in the brief statement.