Paulo Costa shares hilarious reason for being fooled by Sean Strickland in UFC 302 fight: "I see that kick"

Paulo Costa recently shared his hilarious reasoning for being fooled by Sean Strickland's fighting style during their UFC 302 fight and made a comparison to a classic film. The Brazilian lost a split decision to the former middleweight champion, which was his second consecutive loss.

Since the loss, 'Borrachinha' has made his intentions known that he will be taking more risks in his next fight rather than trying to score points on the scorecards. Strickland's fighting style appeared to have caused problems for Costa as he was unable to dictate the pace of the fight.

The Brazilian took to his X account to share his reasoning for the loss and highlighted an area of 'Tarzan's fighting style that was similar to Daniel LaRusso's crane kick stance in 'The Karate Kid'. He wrote:

"F*** @SStricklandMMA mtfk you fool me. I didn't know you're karate nigu until I see that kick at 5 seconds to finish last round."

Costa continued his hilarious reasoning by noting that he has to consider training with Strickland in order to learn his techniques:

"Sean I gonna learn this techniques with you."

Check out Paulo Costa's tweets below:

Costa's tweets regarding Strickland's technique [Image courtesy: @BorrachinhaMMA - X]

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How did Paulo Costa react to his loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 302?

Paulo Costa was candid in his reaction to his loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 302 and aware of the adjustments he needs to make in order to achieve success again.

The Brazilian took to his X account and shared his thoughts on his gameplan for his bout against the former UFC middleweight champion. Costa mentioned that he needs to be more aggressive in his fights and believes that the loss to Strickland was a valuable learning experience. He wrote:

"It's all here, the violence and bloodlust. It will show up from now, I took [the] wrong strategy and tactics. I learned [the] lesson."

Check out Paulo Costa's tweet below:

Costa's tweets regarding loss against Strickland at UFC 302 [Image courtesy: @BorrachinhaMMA - X]