I could fight this Moron if he show to fight
like that. pic.twitter.com/xQnS3rcqaN— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA)
June 14, 2021
Paulo
Costa has responded to Marvin
Vettori’s challenge.
“The Italian Dream”
called out the Brazilian middleweight shortly after his loss to
Israel
Adesanya in the UFC 263 headliner.
“To be honest, I’d like to really destroy this drunk guy that can’t
even stay off drinking,” Vettori said of Costa. “It’s ‘Borrachinha’
… I’d definitely like to smack this guy.”
Costa replied in turn, accepting Vettori’s callout while mockingly
posting a photo of Vettori from a Venum photo session.
“I can fight this moron if he shows up like that,” Costa wrote.
Costa has not stepped into the Octagon since September, when he
suffered a second-round technical knockout loss to Adesanya in a
title bout at UFC 253. Since then, “Borrachina” has been involved
in a public dispute with the promotion regarding his pay. Initially
scheduled to face Jared
Cannonier in August, Costa refused to sign a contract for the
bout,
alleging inadequate compensation from the UFC from the UFC.