Daniel Cormier gave high praise to Paulo Costa following his finish of Azamat Murzakanov. This marked Costa's first stoppage victory since 2018 when he defeated Uriah Hall. The win also represents Costa's first winning streak of two or more consecutive victories since 2019. Cormier specifically highlighted that Costa looked very impressive in the performance. The victory came in Costa's light heavyweight debut, moving up from middleweight where he had struggled recently.
