Andrey Pulyaev blames Azamat Murzakanov's cardio for Costa loss

Russian fighter Andrey Pulyaev has identified cardio conditioning as the primary reason for Azamat Murzakanov's defeat against Paulo Costa. Pulyaev expressed disappointment that Murzakanov lost on his birthday and admitted he himself is not a cardio machine. Interestingly, Pulyaev also questioned how Costa recovered so well between the second and third rounds, noting the Brazilian appeared exhausted but came out fresh for the final frame. The comments suggest Pulyaev observed a dramatic recovery that raised questions about Costa's conditioning management. Pulyaev believes Costa would have won regardless of the cardio issues.