Undefeated middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev responded to allegations made by Paulo Costa and denied sending the Brazilian’s spouse DMs.
Following his UFC 318 win over Roman Kopylov, Costa took goal at Chimaev in his post-fight interview.
“Everyone is aware of that I hate that man. Everyone is aware of who. That motherf***er Khamzat Chimaev. He is a giant a**gap,” Costa mentioned to the group inside Smoothie King Middle on July 19.
“My spouse is over right here. He DM’d her. This isn’t good. This can be a unhealthy factor in each tradition. He mentioned unhealthy issues about me, about her, however he by no means despatched to me as a result of he is a coward,” continued Costa. “Chimaev, you’re a coward. And I am right here and I’ll search for you. I’ll chase for you, and I can’t cease till I get to you.”
Throughout a media scrum on Wednesday to advertise his UFC 319 title battle towards champion Dricus Du Plessis, Chimaev denied Costa’s allegations.
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“Why ought to I DM any person’s spouse?,” Chimaev requested. “She DM earlier than the battle like after I introduced the battle like, ‘Khamzat, please do not take it significantly. We’re simply attempting to earn cash and hype.’ I do not care what they’re, simply going to f**ok your boy up, and that is it. After which he takes all of it personally and stuff. I do not care.”
For sure, the 2 don’t like one another. That they had a verbal altercation on the UFC PI in 2022 and usually take photographs at one another on social media. It is a battle Costa needs however Chimaev doubts will occur anytime quickly.
“Bro, I beat the fellows who beat him,” Chimaev mentioned. “Perhaps sooner or later if he wins a few fights, however I do not suppose he’ll do this. Within the final 5 years, he is solely gained one battle.”
