‘Borz’ Plans To Make Paulo Costa A Crybaby

Khamzat Chimaev plans to make Paulo Costa weep at UFC 294.

Last week, UFC president Dana White announced that Chimaev and Costa have been booked to fight in Abu Dhabi at UFC 294 on Oct. 21. Costa was expected to make his return against Ikram Aliskerov at UFC 291 in Salt Lake City next Saturday, but the fight fizzled.

“Borz” vs. “The Eraser” has been rumored for several months and was the fight the fanbase wanted. The friction between the two Middleweights has been well-documented, as the pair got into a heated altercation last Sept. and have been trolling each other online since.

Chimaev was front row at UFC London last night (Sat., July. 22, 2023) as a guest fighter.

During the fights, Chimaev caught up with TNT Sports backstage to somewhat preview his upcoming fight with Costa and vowed to make his opponent cry.

“I’m going to make that guy cry in the cage like I always do..,” Chimaev said. “Smash somebody and make money, so I don’t know, I’m going to make that guy cry, go home to Brazil. Nobody likes him; that’s why all of the Brazilians support me. That guy is no Brazilian, so I’m going to go smash this guy and make him cry.”

The build-up to this fight will continue to get heated with a bit of cringe thrown in. Actually, it’s already started.

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