Costa attempts to provoke Murzakanov, who responds with a smile

Paulo Costa tried to provoke Azamat Murzakanov during their pre-fight interaction, but the Russian fighter only smiled in response. The exchange occurred ahead of their bout this weekend at UFC 327. Murzakanov appeared calm and unbothered by Costa's attempts at mind games. The light heavyweight matchup is approaching quickly with the fight scheduled for the upcoming weekend. Costa's tactics failed to get a rise out of his composed opponent.