Paulo Costa mocks fallen opponent Azamat Murzakanov

Paulo
Costa isn’t above kicking a man when he is down, albeit in good
humor. 

Costa (16-4) took on Azamat
Murzakanov (16-1) in a light heavyweight clash at UFC 327
earlier this month. Costa was a sizable underdog going into the
fight against the previously undefeated Russian finisher. However,
“Borrachinha” showed why he is perennially a top contender as he
never let Murzakanov get his game going. Costa pieced Murzakanov
apart before finishing him with a head kick and a few follow-up
shots in the third round. 

Costa recently took a dig at Murzakanov over his comments in the
lead up to their fight.

“April 11 Paulo Costa
is dead,” Murzakanov wrote on X ahead of UFC 327. “I will get
justice for all of Brazil.”

Nothing But Crickets

However, there had been radio silence from Murzakanov on social
media since Costa handed him his first professional loss. Costa
couldn’t help taking a dig at Murzakanov’s absence from social
media.

“Hi bro, how are you? You’ve been so quiet lately,” Costa wrote.
  “He was so active here, something must have happened.”

Costa has only lost to elite opponents in the
UFC and shown consistent development in his game over time.
Coming off two upset wins, the Brazilian is now open to competing
at both middleweight and light heavyweight, as long as the matchup
is exciting.