- Paulo Costa opened up about his disappointment over his last performances
- “Borrachinha” vows to return to his aggressive style and approach
Paulo Costa is evidently not happy with his previous performances and is now determined to bring back his aggressiveness inside the Octagon.
Costa is switching styles
Speaking on X, “Borrachinha” reflected on his decision loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 303 and came clean about failing to deliver. According to Costa, it’s hard to beat former champions but he will move on and return to his old self, the one who always want to finish his opponent.
“Sean won, I didn’t perform very well. I think he didn’t either but at least he did enough to win. This is two losses in a row in three fights. Three former champs, Luke Rockhold, [Robert] Whittaker, and Sean. I won one and lost two. But let me tell you something, I agree with Dana [White] and Joe Rogan and I will do that, I will bring back the Paulo that takes heads off to finish the fight,” the Brazilian said in the video.
“Sorry, I’m not that kind of counter guy,” he continued. “I do better moving forward and trying to finish and look for heads. Sean is so awkward, so different kind of fighter to fight against, it’s difficult. He was teeping me, keep pushing me, keeping me far from him because he knows the power that I have. And I have the power, so I need to deliver that, and I will do that.”
I will give a fuck for points, it’s not my business pic.twitter.com/iqYQq3oXLj
— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) June 2, 2024
Costa hasn’t scored a finish for years
It’s easy to see why Costa has gone frustrated these past few years as the last time he scored a finish was in 2018 when he TKO’d Uriah Hall at UFC 226. Since then, “Borrachinha” only won two of his six fights and it both came by way of decision.
From the look of it, Costa will have a different approach in his next fight. As it stands, Costa has now dropped to No. 8 in the UFC middleweight rankings.
