UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa hilariously reacted to the winner meme of himself and UFC sensation Paddy Pimblett, recently.

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The former middleweight title challenger Paulo ‘The Eraser’ Costa surely knows how to keep himself in the limelight even if he is not fighting. Costa is frequently in the headlines for his uncanny memes and call-outs on Twitter.

Taking his meme love a step further, the UFC middleweight combatant recently hosted a meme competition in association with Marshall Inu on Twitter. Costa also announced that four selected winners would receive a $2,000 prize.

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While announcing the winners on Marshall Inu’s official YouTube channel, Costa came across a meme of him and UFC lightweight sensation Paddy Pimblett.

The meme had a UFC tale of the tape template with Costa and Pimblett. However, the meme showed both the fighters as unusually overweight and their fight was named super heavyweight.

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Eventually, the meme ended up being one of the winners of the competition. It also received $500 in ETH.

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Paddy Pimblett offers to help Paulo Costa with weight cutting

The Brazilian middleweight fighter Costa infamously failed to make weight during his previous fight with the Italian fighter, Marvin Vettori. Hence, the fight was shifted to a light heavyweight category. But ‘The Eraser’ still lost the fight.

Now Costa is currently preparing for his next big UFC fight. And the British MMA fighter Paddy Pimblett has chimed in to help ‘The Eraser’ with his weight cut issues.

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Pimblett is seen eating heavily after his UFC fights to such an extent that the fighter looks unrecognizable. However, he still manages to make the weight before his fights. Hence, The Brazilian asked Pimblett for help with the weight cut.

He wrote, “Bro July 23? help me to make weight like that.” Interestingly, the Liverpudlian acknowledged Costa’s tweets and offered to help him. Pimblett wrote, “Get over to Liverpool big man, we get you down to 185 in no time chesty.”

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‘The Eraser’ is currently on a two-fight skid. He will fight the former middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold, next. Rockhold is also running on a two-fight skid in the UFC. Hence, it is an important fight for both to stay relevant in the competition.

What are your thoughts on the fight? What do you guys think of the interaction between Costa and Pimblett? And what is your reaction to the meme? Let us know in the comments below.

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