5 outrageous claims Paulo Costa has made on social media 

#4. Paulo Costa shares the 'Runnersanya' video

The dispute between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa is perhaps the most high-profile feud of his career. Paulo Costa was a feared and unbeaten fighter in the days leading up to the UFC 253 main event. However, the same could not be said in the aftermath of their fight.

In the buildup to the fight, both Paulo Costa and Israel Adesanya went back and forth, taking shots and flaming each other. 'Borrachinha' began calling Adesanya a "runner" after the Nigerian's fight against Yoel Romero.

Costa produced and posted a parody video of himself fighting Adesanya. The video displayed Adesanya incessantly running from the fight, eventually getting knocked out and losing his title to Paulo Costa.

Watch the video below:

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#3. Paulo Costa revealed 'the secret' behind his jacked physique

Fans and MMA pundits have often wondered how Paulo Costa has maintained his physique without moving up weight classes. In a hilarious post on social media, Costa offered fans some insight into the secret behind his exceptional physical appearance.

"Do you want to know what I have here in my secret juice - Costa's secret juice? Hm... It makes you strong and jacked! Look, it's red target, you know? It is not [for] everybody. This is a secret juice. Very powerful!" said Paulo Costa in the video.

In the buildup to his fight against Marvin Vettori, Paulo Costa revealed that he would not be able to cut his weight down to the middleweight limit. He has therefore asked for the fight to take place at catchweight.

Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa have since verbally agreed to fight at 195lbs. The fighters appeared for an interview together on Zoom, where they ironed out the details for the fight. The situation is currently developing; however, the fighters seem to have taken the first step towards making a fight at catchweight.