{"id":37889,"date":"2026-04-21T15:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Paulo-Costa-turns-down-Bogdan-Guskovs-callout-200906"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:27:17","slug":"paulo-costa-turns-down-bogdan-guskovs-callout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/paulo-costa-turns-down-bogdan-guskovs-callout\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulo Costa turns down Bogdan Guskov\u2019s callout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Paulo
\nCosta<\/a> has backtracked on his hatred for Russians. <\/p>\n

Bogdan
\nGuskov<\/a> recently called out Costa over his comments about
\nRussian fighters.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPaulo Costa has got a huge hype at the moment,\u201d Guskov told Red
\nCorner MMA. \u201cHe has just beat one of the boogeyman of our division.
\nIt would be certainly very cool for me to fight him. Even more so
\nas he talked something about \u2018Russian guys\u2019. Here I am, a Russian
\nfella who was raised in Uzbekistan, who\u2019s ready to share the
\nOctagon with him anytime. We will make him eat his own words.\u201d<\/p>\n

Changing His Tune?<\/h2>\n

Costa (16-4) handed Azamat
\nMurzakanov<\/a> his first professional loss at UFC 327<\/a>
\nearlier this month. It was Costa\u2019s second consecutive upset win
\nover a Russian fighter. Costa clearly expressed his hatred for Russian fighters<\/a> going into
\nhis bout against Murzakanov, while also calling out Khamzat
\nChimaev<\/a>. However, Costa now claims that he specifically has an
\nissue with \u201cChechen\u201d fighters, not all Russias.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood call Bogdan. Nothing against Russians people I respect them.
\nMy things is more against [Chechen],\u201d Costa wrote. \u201cMan you Uzbek
\nand getting offended as Russian?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n

Good call Bogdan. Nothing against Russians
\npeople I respect them . My things is more against Chenchen https:\/\/t.co\/VieoC3ZoXO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Paulo
\nCosta<\/a> (@BorrachinhaMMA)
\nApril 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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man you Uzbek and getting offended as
\nRussian ? https:\/\/t.co\/50dciPuJDS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Paulo
\nCosta<\/a> (@BorrachinhaMMA)
\nApril 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Guskov (18-3) was scheduled to fight Jan
\nBlachowicz<\/a> in a rematch at UFC 328<\/a>
\non May 9. However, Blachowicz is now out due to an
\ninjury. <\/p>\n

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