Bogdan Guskov calls out Paulo Costa, disputes Baraniewski claim

Bogdan Guskov has expressed his desire to share the Octagon with Paulo Costa. According to Ivo Baraniewski, he agreed to fight Guskov, but Guskov did not accept the bout. Guskov, identifying as a Russian who grew up in Uzbekistan, stated he is ready to compete at any time and plans to make Baraniewski "swallow those words." His coach Gor Azizyan supported the callout, suggesting Baraniewski has become overconfident after victories over Kopylova and Azamat, and needs to be brought down. If Baraniewski does not accept a fight with Guskov, Azizyan says he should stop talking about Russian fighters entirely.