MELBOURNE, Australia – Paulo Costa is expected to be cageside for this weekend’s UFC 243, but if his face is flashed on the screens at Marvel Stadium, don’t expect him to receive a warm welcome. If a pre-fight Q&A session is any indication of the way he’ll be treated at the event, Costa may be in for a long night. Costa (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) is fully expected to challenge the winner of the UFC middleweight title unification bout at UFC 243 between champ Robert Whittaker (20-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and interim titleholder Israel Adesanya (17-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC). As such, he’s attending the card, which takes place Saturday (Sunday locally) at Marvel Stadium. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+
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