Paulo Costa withdrew from UFC 294, but he still threw at least one counterpunch at the event.
Toward the start of Saturday’s pay-per-view main card at Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, Costa combatted a leaping rush of unidentified spectators who tried to get at the UFC middleweight contender.
A pair of videos posted to X captured portions of the altercation. One angle showed a man leap the divider for a flying punch attempt at Costa, who stood in the entrance way. Costa fired back with a left hand of his own. A massive amount of security guards quickly nixed the fisticuffs and restrained at least two charging spectators as Costa was rushed further toward his seat.
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.Costa, 32, originally was scheduled to fight Khamzat Chimaev as the card’s co-main event. However, Costa was replaced by Kamaru Usman less than two weeks prior to the card due to a severe elbow infection. Chimaev went on to
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