Costa's coach: "Paulo wanted to fight Chimaev with one hand"

UFC middleweight coach Paulo Costa Eric Albarracin spoke about the failed fight with Khamzat Chimaev.

“Paulo wanted to fight with Khamzat and with one hand. If the doctors had allowed him to remove his stitches on Saturday, Paulo would have gotten into a fight. Paulo is not afraid of Khamzat, he is ready to take his “zero”. He really wants to be the first to defeat Khamzat... Of course, he is not afraid of Khamzat,” the specialist said.

Let us remind you that Costa was forced to withdraw from the fight against Chimaev due to a staphylococcal infection. Chimaev's new opponent is Kamaru Usman.