Is the Khamzat Chimaev vs Paulo Costa fight happening on UFC 294?

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Discover the recent developments about the possibility of a fight between Paula Costa and Khamzat Chimaev. Many were expecting the match to take place between the two after war of words was going on between them. However, the UFC announced the matchup between Costa and Ikram Aliskerov at UFC 291. Later the fight was canceled as Paulo Costa pulled out. Explore if Costa is going to face Chimaev in light of the recent updates.

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Paulo Costa teases a fight against Khamzat Chimaev

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Costa shared an unofficial UFC poster of the fight between him and Chimaev on his Instagram. He wrote,“Paulo Costa’s fight has been canceled because he is fighting Khamzat Chimaev at #UFC294 in Abu Dhabi."

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Earlier Costa had threatened to expose him in Abu Dhabi and called him a “little insecure weirdo.”

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Chimaev mocks Costa for his match expectations

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Chimaev took a dig at Costa on his Twitter and cleared doubts about the bout. He wrote, “You are a bum now. I have a better opponent.” However, it wasn’t clear which “better opponent he is going to face” since Costa is ranked top-10 in middleweight.

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