Jan Blachowicz claims that Paulo Costa turned down the opportunity to fight him at UFC 288.
In an attempt to add to the UFC 288 card, which was not the strongest, it appears that the UFC attempted to make Paulo Costa Vs. Jan Blachowicz. However, according to Blachowicz, this matchup did happen due to the Brazilian turning it down.
Talking to Lowking, a Polish MMA outlet, he said that last Friday, he was presented the fight by the UFC – he accepted – but Costa did not
“Friday afternoon, the question comes if I want to fight Costa,” said Blachowicz.