It appears the UFC tried to book Jan Blachowicz against Paulo Costa in a light heavyweight bout, though whether it comes to fruition remains to be seen.
UFC 288 recently lost it’s co-main event bout between Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush due to injury, leaving Dana White looking for a new co-headliner for the May 6 event in Newark, N.J..
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Blachowicz (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC), who recently called out middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, Wednesday accused Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) of rejecting a fight with him for UFC 288.
Costa, who saw his UFC 284 fight with Robert Whittaker fall apart after failing to come to terms with the promotion, confirmed the UFC offered the fight and said he’s game to fight Blachowicz.
Check out their interaction by scrolling below.
Costa says he's ready to fight Blachowicz at UFC 288
Fat Paulo is ready
— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) April 19, 2023
Blachowicz says Costa turned him down
So a few days ago @BorrachinhaMMA got offered to fight me.
I’ve said YES, he said – NO. The fight is OFF. How much juice does he need? 1 bottle of wine is enough to knock out this guy.
— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) April 19, 2023
Costa confirms the UFC called
There is not only rumors guyZ. Hunter Campbell has called, I think both sides has agreed 👍. Let’s set the detail$.
There is eventual moving up , I could make 185 without issues. Gourmet chenchen only can fight in October in Dubai so it’s fine. pic.twitter.com/DvzE5OworP— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) April 19, 2023
Costa still wants Chimaev at UFC 294
Abs I come back to fight gourmet Chen Chen at October no worries
— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) April 19, 2023
Costa pleads with Blachowicz not to turn fight down
Dude looks uncomfortable 😀. Cmon mtfk don’t turn down, the event need to be saved . 🥤🥤🥤🤨🤲🏻 https://t.co/DOtDqT0mnL pic.twitter.com/vdLcfvnbRe
— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) April 19, 2023
Im trying dude https://t.co/nKvnDKHP14
— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) April 19, 2023
Costa: "I'm in all day"
I don’t like to say somebody is ducking me or this kind stuffs , maybe he is injured or fatty than me, I really dont know,he should has his reasons . I just know FAT PAULO IS READY to GO IN may 6. It’s a perfect match, don’t need to cut to much weight.
I’m in all day pic.twitter.com/wLFhElyETv— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) April 19, 2023
