NEWARK, N.J. – Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa are 2 of the more special characters in the middleweight department, so it was a scene when the middleweight competitors came together ahead of the UFC 302 co-main occasion.
After taking concerns from pressreporters and amusing the fans at Thursday’s pre-fight press conference, Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) and Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) engaged in a faceoff, which was unsurprisingly uncomfortable.
Strickland will effort to rebound after losing the 185-pound title to Dricus Du Plessis in January, while Costa attempts to return to kind following a choice defeat to Robert Whittaker in February.
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