{"id":36521,"date":"2026-01-14T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Paulo-Costa-Set-for-Light-Heavyweight-Debut-at-UFC-327-199734"},"modified":"2026-01-14T05:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:00:20","slug":"paulo-costa-set-for-light-heavyweight-debut-at-ufc-327","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/paulo-costa-set-for-light-heavyweight-debut-at-ufc-327\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulo Costa Set for Light Heavyweight Debut at UFC 327"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/paulo-costa-set-for-light-heavyweight-debut-at-ufc-327.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Paulo Costa will move up to light heavyweight at UFC 327. |<br \/>\nGetty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Paulo-Costa-147165\">Paulo<br \/>\nCosta<\/a>\u2019s next Octagon appearance will come at 205 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>The former middleweight title challenger will lock horns with<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Azamat-Murzakanov-60203\">Azamat<br \/>\nMurzakanov<\/a> at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-327-Apr-11-111135\">UFC 327<\/a>.<br \/>\nMultiple outlets confirmed the matchup following an initial<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/laertevianamma\/status\/2011234125974552940?s=20\">report<\/a> from Laerte Viana. UFC 327 takes place<br \/>\non April 11 and is expected to be held in Miami.<\/p>\n<h2>A Stern Test<\/h2>\n<p>Costa was supposed to face <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Brunno-Ferreira-322603\">Brunno<br \/>\nFerreira<\/a> at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-326-Holloway-vs-Oliveira-2-110782\"><br \/>\nUFC 326<\/a> but pulled out of that proposed middleweight bout.<br \/>\n\u201cBorrachinha\u201d snapped a two-bout skid in his last outing, when he<br \/>\ntook a three-round verdict against <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Roman-Kopylov-232601\">Roman<br \/>\nKopylov<\/a> at UFC 318 this past July. Costa began his Octagon<br \/>\ntenure with five consecutive triumphs before falling to <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Israel-Adesanya-56374\">Israel<br \/>\nAdesanya<\/a> via second-round TKO in a middleweight title clash at<br \/>\nUFC 253. Including that bout, the Brazilian is just 2-4 in his last<br \/>\nsix promotional outings.<\/p>\n<p>Murzakanov has made an impact in the UFC\u2019s light heavyweight<br \/>\ndivision with victories in his first six fights. \u201cThe Professional\u201d<br \/>\nsecured his most significant triumph to date at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-321-Oct-25-108759\">UFC 321<\/a>,<br \/>\nwhere he scored a first-round stoppage of <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Aleksandar-Rakic-86829\">Aleksandar<br \/>\nRakic<\/a>. Murzakanov has finished five of his six UFC wins via KO<br \/>\nor TKO. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paulo Costa will move up to light heavyweight at UFC 327. | Getty\/UFC Paulo Costa\u2019s next Octagon appearance will come at 205 pounds. The former middleweight title challenger will lock horns with Azamat Murzakanov at UFC 327. Multiple outlets confirmed the matchup following an initial report from Laerte Viana. 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