UFC 288 took place last weekend inside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey with Aljamain Sterling defeating Henry Cejudo and Belal Muhammad winning over Gilbert Burns. However, Movsar Evloev vs. Diego Lopes on the main car was also a highlight of the pay-per-view. Although Evloev won the fight, Lopes became the talk of the night because of his sheer fighting will inside the cage. Many fans and pundits, including Dana White, lauded the Brazilian mixed martial artist.
UFC President Dana White congratulated Diego Lopes after the fight: “you lost nothing tonight”.
The Brazilian took his first fight in the promotion with five day notice against a Top 10 opponent in Movsar Evloev. #UFC288 pic.twitter.com/unPzOSydQn
— Carlos Contreras Legaspi (@CCLegaspi) May 7, 2023
However, former UFC middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa found a reason to jibe at UFC president Dana White by using Lopes in the mix. Let’s see what Costa said about White.
What did Paulo Costa say about Dana White?
Lopes served as a late replacement against Evloev at UFC 288. However, despite a short camp, the Brazilian displayed an amazing submission attempt in the fight. Even though Lopes lost the bout, he impressed the UFC head honcho.
In the post-fight press conference, Dana White talked highly about the Brazilian star. Not only that, but he also offered him double the money and a Fight Of The Night bonus of $50,000 for his performance.
Dana white falling in love ❤️ pic.twitter.com/dAZGGLh381
— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) May 7, 2023
In context to this, Costa posted a meme. The meme showed that Lopes was a mix of popular singer Justin Bieber and an MMA fighter. In the caption, Costa wrote, “Dana White falling in love.”
Paulo Costa is famous for his funny persona among fight fans. He is also famously known as the Meme Lord of the UFC. This seemed like his gimmick to mock the UFC president. Nonetheless, fans appeared to have enjoyed the meme as seen in the comments section.
When is Paulo Costa fighting again?
‘Eraser’ competed last year when he won over former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. After that, he was set to fight yet another former champion, Robert Whittaker.
However, Costa has some differences with the promotion, and the fight was canceled. However, the Brazilian has recently signed a multi-million dollar contract with UFC now.
He is currently in talks about a fight with his rival, Khamzat Chimaev. Both have previously been involved in an interaction at UFC PI in Las Vegas. Thus, it would be a banger grudge match if it happens.
What are your thoughts about this fight? Who do you guys think Costa should fight next? What is your reaction to his meme?
