Brazilian Paulo Costa stated that he did not intend to refuse to participate in a fight with a fighter of Chechen origin Khamzat Chimaev .
Earlier, Costa announced on his social networks that he had undergone elbow surgery, following which he received 10 stitches. After that, the head of the UFC, Dana White, did not rule out that the Brazilian fighter could be removed from the fight.
“No matter what, I’m not giving up this fight, let me fight it.” “I’m here in Abu Dhabi, ready to fight,” Costa wrote on social media.
The fight is scheduled for October 21 as part of the UFC 294 tournament, which will be held in Abu Dhabi. Chimaev will represent the United Arab Emirates in this fight. Chimaev was born in Chechnya and at the age of 18 he emigrated to Sweden. In mixed martial arts, the fighter has 12 victories in 12 fights.
Watch the UFC 294 tournament live stream on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. The main event of the evening will be the confrontation between the Russian Islam Makhachev and the Australian Alexander Volkanovski.
Source : MatchTV
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