Paulo Costa called for a fight with Jan Blachowicz at UFC 288, but Blachowicz claimed he already accepted a fight with Costa who then turned it down.
Paulo Costa called for a fight with Jan Blachowicz at the upcoming UFC 288 event, and Blachowicz has responded with his side of the story. With UFC 288 losing its scheduled co-main event between Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush, UFC President Dana White said the promotion was still working on a new co-main event for the May 6 card in Newark, N.J. Costa called out Blachowicz for the card at 205 pounds in a tweet on Wednesday, stating “May 6 PPV event is in trouble. Jan Blachowicz vs Costa could be the salvation. I go up 205 on all juice. Let me know @ufc.”
A few hours later, Blachowicz, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, reacted to the callout. He stated that he was offered a fight with Costa “a few days ago,” and accepted. However, Blachowicz says that Costa turned it down. In a tweet, Blachowicz said, “So a few days ago @BorrachinhaMMA got offered to fight me. I’ve said YES, he said – NO. The fight is OFF. How much juice does he need? 1 bottle of wine is enough to knock out this guy.”
At the time of writing, Costa hasn’t responded yet to Blachowicz’s claim of declining the matchup. However, “Borrachina” did say he still wants to fight Khamzat Chimaev in October. As the situation unfolds, fans will be anticipating the final fight card for UFC 288 and whether Costa and Blachowicz will indeed face off in the octagon.