Given that similarly anticipated bouts have tanked in the past, the towering Middleweights brought the goods when it mattered and delivered the fight of the night at UFC 241.
It was three rounds and fifteen minutes of wild and laborious action. In the end, Costa managed to get a controversial unanimous decision victory over Romero.
Costa was a guest on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show and the Brazillian spoke about his 3-round war against Romero and blamed the Cuban for using dirty tactics during the fight. While he admitted that Romero is a nice guy, he was critical of the former Olympian’s apparent usage of sly schemes and manoeuvres.
There was another disputable moment that Costa brought up, claiming that he never hit Romero in the groin during the fight. It should be noted that the referee had to briefly stop the fight, which gave both fighters some time to recover. However, Costa thinks it could have all been avoided.
Costa stated that he was really pleased with his performance as he considered Romero to be a ‘real beast’. He added that the world now knows that he has the tools to become a world champion and said that he will be in attendance for the highly-awaited UFC 243 Middleweight title fight between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya.
In case you’re wondering, Costa - who is now ranked second in the division after his win against Romero - picked The Reaper to beat Stylebender.
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