Paulo Costa withdrew from UFC 294, but he still threw at least one punch at the event. Toward the start of Saturday’s pay-per-view main card at Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, Costa combatted a leaping rush of unidentified spectators who tried to get at the UFC middleweight contender. A pair of videos posted to X (formerly Twitter) captured portions of the altercation. One angle showed a man leap the divider for a flying punch attempt at Costa, who stood in the entrance way. Costa fired back with a left hand of his own. A massive amount of security guards quickly nixed the fisticuffs and restrained at least two charging spectators as Costa was rushed further toward his seat
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Video: Paulo Costa throws punch while fending off UFC 294 crowd attackers – MMA Junkie