RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Paulo Costa is one of the fastest-rising Brazilian stars in the UFC today, and being too confident in his abilities proved to be very lucrative for him.
Hoping to be matched against Yoel Romero in January after the No. 1-ranked middleweight turned down a fight at the November Madison Square Garden card to heal from an orbital bone fracture, Costa told the media how he bet on himself early in his UFC run.
“The Eraser” signed with the UFC in 2017 and made quick work of Garreth McLellan in his debut at UFC Fortaleza.