Is Costa planning to compete at UFC 297?

Former UFC middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa hinted that his next performance could be at the UFC 297 tournament, which will take place on January 20 in Toronto, Canada.

“January 20th,” the Brazilian wrote on X.

Let's remember that the 32-year-old Costa has been idle since August last year, when he defeated former division champion Luke Rockhold by unanimous decision. “Borrachinha” was scheduled to return on October 21 at UFC 294 against Khamzat Chimaev, but he contracted a staph infection and was forced to pull out of the fight.