UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa is still upset about the way USADA and the New York Athletic Commission treated him the last time he fought in the state, back in November 2017.
At the time, Costa was notified by USADA for allegedly taking a simple stomach medication called Plasil, which Paulo says led him from being pulled from a main event bout against Yoel Romero in April 2018. Later on, the NYAC decided to fine ‘Borrachinha’, but claims he has never paid the 9-thousand-dollar amount.
Per USADA, Paulo used intravenous injections to recover from weight cutting in two different occasions in 2017, which led to the punishment.