Costa reveals his UFC fee

Former UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa confirmed that he refused to renew his contract with the promotion due to poor financial conditions.

According to the Brazilian, he was offered only $70 thousand for the fight with the ex-champion Robert Whittaker, which was supposed to take place on February 12 in Perth, Australia.

“I said that I want new conditions for the fight with Whittaker. I will not fight him for the same money as this is a big event in Australia. This is a good fight, so 70 thousand is too little. I asked them to increase the fee a little, but was refused.

They said that we need to make a new agreement for six fights. I answered: “No, what six fights? I'm talking about the Whittaker fight, not six fights. It doesn't make sense." I made this mistake in 2017 and I am still paying for it,” the Brazilian said on The MMA Hour.