Whether Paulo Costa remains with the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the long haul remains to be seen.
“Borrachinha” completed the next-to-last fight on his current deal at UFC 278, as he defeated former champ Luke Rockhold via unanimous decision in the evening’s co-main event at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday night. At the post-fight press conference, Costa said while he is interested in remaining with the UFC, he is keeping his options open.
“We’ve had a lot of great opportunities [that] came up,” Costa said. “We know that boxing is going very well.