The other day former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland lashed out at Paulo Costa, accusing him of cowardice. Shawn stated that the Brazilian still hasn't signed a contract to fight him. Today Costa's wife Tamara, who is also his manager, responded to the claims.
"The contract came yesterday and was signed immediately," Alves stated. "We had long negotiations about this fight and once we came to an agreement, the contract was sent to us and we signed it. There are two options. The winner of the Whittaker-Chimaev fight and the winner of the Costa-Strickland fight. I believe that the fighter who shows the best performance will get the next title shot," stated Tamara Alves.
