Paulo Costa fought three times in his first year on the UFC roster, registering a trio of stoppage victories before competing once per annum over the next five years.
Last year, despite a pondered matchup with Robert Whittaker in Perth, a teased pairing with Ikram Aliskerov in Utah, and a spot on the October pay-per-view show in Abu Dhabi, the popular Brazilian middleweight didn’t make a single appearance inside the Octagon.
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Saturday night, the 32-year-old is slated to return, paired off with Whittaker for a third time and positioned as the co-main event on this weekend’s UFC 298 pay-per-view main card.