Former undisputed middleweight title chaser, Paulo Costa has revealed he is targeting a return to action as soon as April — with the Brazilian heavily linked in recent weeks with a feature on the upcoming UFC 314 card in Miami, Florida.
Costa, the current number eleven ranked middleweight challenger, has yet to feature in the Octagon since he took on recent UFC 312 title challenger and ex-champion, Sean Strickland in a title eliminator last summer at UFC 302.
Enjoying a somewhat active period last annum, Belo Horizonte native, Paulo Costa fought twice last year, dropping a prior decision loss to another former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker.