'I haven’t signed yet…' Weeks away from UFC 298, Paulo Costa casually gives yet another ALARMING update on Robert Whittaker fight

In the segment, Costa discussed dropping out of his fight at UFC 294, his elbow injury, and reeling from ring rust, after a while. Helwani, one of MMA’s top journos, had asked Costa to confirm the rumors of the fight card happening in Saudi Arabia. “Borrachinha” scrunched a moment and said he didn’t sign.

Conversely, this isn’t the only alarming tale. Very recently, Costa not signing his contract for the UFC 298 card garnered reservations from fans as a ‘first step to pulling out’. The whole discourse took place on X. And things haven’t turned out for the better.

Paulo Costa posts vague and murky tweets, amidst unsettled return

Paulo Costa squares off with Robert Whittaker at UFC 298. But his recent unsigned status (on his account) has not acclimated well with fight fans. Through Costa‘s recalling, the UFC once offered him a four-fight deal totaling half a million dollars for this fight. But he still had said no, which he reported to MMA Hour’s Ariel Helwani. His latest bunch of tweets have not instilled any further confidence.

Costa, the self-proclaimed ‘MEME’ God, tends to post funny iterations on his X account. Time and again, Costa’s new posts get gibed on his habitual strain of pulling out of a fight. He recently posted a meme on Twitter on the topic of overthinking. A prime retortion came – “Can you overthink your way into signing a contract please?“

Whittaker, in an interview with Niko Pajarillo for Australia’s “Mainevent” channel, recently called out Costa for March 2024. The former middleweight and “Borrachinha” were supposed to meet before, but the fight was canceled. Costa pulled out of the fight more than once. This was due to failed negotiations and then an infection. Now, Costa says he is ready for UFC 298; but his contractual unbinding has come off as very unsettling.