Paulo Costa vs Roman Kopylov
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In a 3-round middleweight bout on the main card, Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov meet Saturday at UFC 318 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC 318 fight card from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday
The entire UFC 318 main card, along with Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier, had faceoffs at the press conference.
After scoring five wins in a row, and beating the likes of Johny Hendricks and Yoel Romero, Costa was finally given his title shot against ‘The Last Stylebender’ at UFC 253. Ahead of their clash, Costa was being credited with being the one with the best chance of dethroning Adesanya because of his athleticism and powerful striking arsenal.
The MMA community reacted to Max Holloway spoiling Dustin Poirier's retirement moment to defend the BMF belt at UFC 318.
On the second episode of UFC 318 "Embedded," Paulo Costa finishes his camp feeling the utmost confident before his fight.