Guskov calls out Costa; Baraniewski claims Guskov declined fight offer

Bogdan Guskov has publicly stated he wants to share the octagon with Paulo Costa. However, Bartosz Baraniewski claims he agreed to fight Guskov, but Guskov rejected the bout. In response, Gor Azizyan said Guskov initiated the trash talk after beating Kopylov and Azamat Murzakanov, and suggested he needs to be brought down to earth. Azizyan added that if Guskov doesn't accept the fight with Baraniewski, he should stop talking about Russian fighters. The situation highlights ongoing tensions in the middleweight division and questions about Guskov's willingness to fight all comers.