“Paulo Costa is ending his contract with the UFC. If your contract expires, the UFC will give you a fight so you can prove why they should pay you. If Paulo Costa comes out and defeats Chimaev, he can have everything he wants. So it makes sense to him. But what will happen if he is beaten and destroyed? Then his negotiating position will be a little weaker. But you still need to move things a little off the ground. Imagine how it will move if you are the first fighter to defeat Khamzat Chimaev, and probably defeat him impressively. Then you will take all the chips. By chips, I mean dollars,” DC said.
Recall that Costa has one fight left under the contract with the UFC.