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Brazilian MMA fans are overwhelmingly supporting Azamat Murzakanov ahead of his fight against Brazilian Paulo Costa. Brazilian fans are actively criticizing Costa in Murzakanov's social media comments due to Costa's controversial statements about Brazilian culture, politics, and the country itself. Comments include promises to erect a statue of Murzakanov in Brazil if he knocks out Costa and declarations that he would become a national hero alongside Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, and Neymar. Fans have even been posting photos of Murzakanov edited into Brazilian national team jerseys. The unusual level of support from Brazilian fans for a foreign fighter against one of their own highlights the extent of Costa's unpopularity in his home country.
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