Paulo Costa slams Hollywood star, Belal Muhammad responds to Shavkat Rakhmonov, UFC vet dismisses potential opponent: MMA News Roundup

Paulo Costa slams Hollywood star, Belal Muhammad responds to 'active champion' diss and a UFC veteran discusses a potential fight against Tony Ferguson.

Find out more details in today's (Aug. 31) Sportskeeda daily news roundup.

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#3 Paulo Costa slams Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo for comments on Elon Musk's X issues in Brazil

Paulo Costa's latest actions have suggested that he is not happy with Mark Ruffalo, following the actor's comments regarding Elon Musk's legal issues in Brazil.

This week, the South American nation banned the social media platform X, after Musk refused to name a legal representative for their country. The fallout then lead to 'The Hulk' actor Mark Ruffalo having his say, criticizing Elon Musk for his actions.

The UFC middleweight Paulo Costa soon chimed in and went on the offensive, stating that Ruffalo should keep his opinions to himself as he's not from Brazil. 'Borrachinha' wrote:

"U don't live in a third-world country named Brazil, I do. So u don't have place of speech. I do and I said go f**k yourself u f*g."

Check out both tweets here:

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#2 Belal Muhammad responds to Shavkat Rakhmonov's "active champion" diss

Undefeated welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov recently called out Belal Muhammad on X, hoping to secure his first title fight in the promotion.

The pair have been trading back-and-forth on social media over recent weeks, following Muhammad's title win at UFC 304. 'Nomad' then appeared to take it a step further, however, by claiming that 'Remember the Name' was already showing signs that he'll be an inactive champion. Rakhmonov wrote on X:

"After all the talk about being an active champion, truth is Belal isn't even ready to defend his title this year."

Muhammad soon fired back by stating that Rakhmonov hadn't fought since 2023, so he was in no position to criticize. He tweeted:

"Inactive? Lol I’m still on trial and Shavkat hasn’t fought since 2023 I think Shavkat and Usman should fight to find the real number one contender."

Catch Muhammad's post here:

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#1 UFC veteran responds to fans asking about potential bout against Tony Ferguson

UFC veteran Nick Diaz recently responded to a fan who proposed a potential matchup between himself and fellow veteran Tony Ferguson in the future.

Diaz had been set to make his return to the octagon at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi later this year, however, the bout has been scrapped due to travel issues for the Stockton native.

Fans have since been suggesting 'El Cucuy' as a potential fight, as both men are legends of the sport and only have one fight remaining on their contracts. Ferguson had recently played with the idea of retirement following his eighth straight loss, but he has since expressed an interest in stepping into the cage one last time.

Whilst a potential bout between the two fighters makes sense on paper, Diaz, however, isn't so sure about it. According to the 41-year-old, he's not interested in the fight as his brother Nate already defeated Ferguson at UFC 279. He responded to a fan:

"No, my brother beat him like a week ago"

Check out Nick Diaz's comment here:

Nick Diaz's comment