NEWARK, N.J. – Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa are two of the more unique personalities in the middleweight division, so it was a scene when the middleweight contenders came together ahead of the UFC 302 co-main event. After taking questions from reporters and entertaining the fans at Thursday’s pre-fight press conference, Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) and Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) engaged in a faceoff, which was unsurprisingly awkward. Strickland will attempt to rebound after losing the 185-pound title to Dricus Du Plessis in January, while Costa tries to return to form following a decision defeat to Robert Whittaker in February.
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