Israel Adesanya believes Paulo Costa’s mindset is the deciding factor in how he performs at UFC 318. Costa is set to make his first appearance of 2025 when he takes part in the co-main event of UFC ...

ESPN MMA reporter Brett Okamoto plays matchmaker and predicts the next move for Max Holloway and other stars from UFC 318.

Paulo Costa promised a different sort of fighter after a cold streak and a year-long layoff from fighting. He delivered at ...

Once a highly touted and undefeated knockout artist, ‘Borrachinha’ has fallen on hard times in recent years. Since Costa was tipped for stardom by Dana White in 2018, he’s won just two fights.

Israel Adesanya thinks the key to Paulo Costa finding success at UFC 318 lies in his own head. Costa will return for his first fight of 2025 this Saturday as he makes the walk to co-headline the ...

The aforementioned Rockhold fight is Costa's only victory over his past five bouts — a slump that dates back to 2020, when Israel Adesanya routed Costa to defend the UFC middleweight ...

The first pay-per-view of the year, January’s UFC 311, was due to see Islam Makhachev defend the lightweight belt against ...

There’s an argument that this fight should be on the main card over Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov given that it’s a matchup between higher-ranked middleweights.