Paulo Costa is not done fighting at middleweight. According to the former title challenger’s manager, Wallid Ismail, the Brazilian fighter is not making a permanent change in weight class, despite fighting at 205 pounds in his last outing. At UFC Fight Night 196, Costa faced fellow former title challenger Marvin Vettori in what was originally scheduled to be a main event clash in the middleweight division. However, just days before the fight, Costa requested multiple changes in weight class, eventually resulting in the fight taking place at light heavyweight. “They knew that ‘Borrachinha’ was injured and that’s why he had problems with his weight,” Ismail recently told Sherdog
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Paulo Costa’s manager says the former title challenger will return to middleweight – MMA Junkie