UFC fans react to potential Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa banger after recent call-out

Sean Strickland recently took to social media to call Paulo Costa out less than 30 days after his last octagon outing. The 31-year-old bounced back from a two-fight losing skid with a unanimous decision win over Nassourdine Imavov earlier this month.

However, it seems 'Tarzan' is ready to fight again and has 'Borrachinha' in his sights. Strickland posted a video on Instagram calling for Costa, saying:

“Yo, Costa, I think we should fight, bro. It f*cking makes sense, you know. I don’t know if you’ll be drunk or be able to make weight, eating cookies, let’s make this sh*t happen.”

Check out the video below:

The prospect of two of the UFC's most brazenly outspoken fighters facing each other seems to have excited the fans as they made their thoughts known in the comments section of the post.

Instagrammer @that_onedude_alex stated:

"I would pay for a PPV press conference."

User @combatcravings wrote:

"It's actually a good match-up stylistically and the build-up would be absolutely hilarious lol."

Instagrammer @wilsonmaya3 said:

"Oh f**k that'd be a banger."

User @seanstrickland_mma opined:

"GOATed matchup."

@kylejames.22 claimed:

"This press conference would be foo*in' hilarious. Make it happen Uncle Fester."

@zydenawabi10 said:

"Strickland vs. Costa as TUF coaches would be the best thing ever lmao."

@domtrinii stated:

"Amazing fight and amazing build up let's hope Paulo signs."

@b_paper10 wrote:

"I won't make it through the media day."

Read some more comments below:

Screenshot from @Strickland_mma on Instagram

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Paulo Costa reacts to Sean Strickland calling him out

Paulo Costa was unfazed by Sean Strickland calling him out. The Brazilian is of the opinion that 'Tarzan' might be suffering from a long-term concussion.

Reacting to Strickland's aforementioned call-out video, Costa took to Twitter to acknowledge that while the 31-year-old is a "nice guy," his sense of humor is outdated. 'Borrachinha' wrote:

"Strickland deep, deep, deep down in his heart is a nice guy, I just think one of his many problems is because he's been shot several times in the head and now he's kind of living on a permanent concussion making jokes so old he couldn't think of something updated lolall good Bro."

Read the tweets below:

Costa went on to praise Sean Strickland's courage:

"But yes, he is brave."

In his last outing, Costa defeated Luke Rockhold via decision, ending his two-fight losing slide. The Brazilian was scheduled to face Robert Whittaker in at UFC 284 in Australia but reportedly pulled out due to contract negotiations with the UFC falling apart.