Paulo
Costa and Josh Hokit
have seemingly forged a new friendship.
Hokit is making headlines in the
UFC by cutting WWE-esque promos and backing it up with his
performances. “The Incredible Hok” recently defeated Curtis
Blaydes at UFC 327
to earn both “Performance of the Night” and “Fight of the Night”
bonuses. The same card also saw Paulo Costa
finish a previously undefeated Azamat
Murzakanov in a massive upset.
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At President Donald Trump’s insistence, Hokit was immediately
booked against Derrick
Lewis for the
UFC White House card on June 14. Costa subsequently offered to
replace Lewis against Hokit. “Borrachinha” also accused Hokit of
robbing him of a bonus at UFC 327. However, Costa has since
seemingly dropped the idea of fighting Hokit. Hokit recently
collaborated with Costa on an Instagram post. Hokit shared a clip
of himself cutting a promo at the UFC 327 pre-fight press
conference, where Costa can be seen laughing.
Did We Just Become Best Friends?
Hokit wrote: “That’s it… we can never fight now… you love The
Incredible Hok… join The Incrediblez… come train with the greatest
heavyweight of all time… I’ll get you a Sith Robe… we can conquer
the galaxy…”
Costa responded: “This dude …”
Hokit (9-0) has finished eight of his nine career wins, going the
distance for the first time in his career against Blaydes at UFC
327. Meanwhile, Costa (16-4) is coming off back-to-back upset wins
over suring prospects.