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Paulo Costa has looked unstoppable since joining the UFC middleweight division, having authored decisive knockouts of\u00a0Garreth McLellan, Oluwale Bamgbose, Johny Hendricks, and most recently, Uriah Hall.<\/p>\n

On November 3, on the main card of UFC 230, Costa will be rewarded for this streak with the biggest test of his career: a showdown with recent middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero.<\/p>\n

Speaking to MMAjunkie<\/a>, Paulo Costa assured that he considers this fight the biggest fight of his career \u2014 but that that’s nothing new.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the biggest challenge of my career,\u201d Costa said of his bout with Yoel Romero. \u201cBut every fight is the biggest challenge, so I\u2019m very confident. I will [knock him out].\u201d<\/p>\n

If Paulo Costa is able to make good on this prediction and knock out Yoel Romero, he will catapult himself right into middleweight title contention. In fact, he might just earn himself a middleweight title shot outright. This is a possibility he’s considered.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter [I] win this fight, I will go to the title shot,\u201d Costa said. \u201cI believe that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Should Costa earn himself a fight with the middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, he doesn’t expect a particularly tough night of work. In fact, he’s really not all that impressed by the champion, who he seems to consider quite average.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a regular fight, for me,\u201d Costa said of Robert Whittaker. \u201cHe\u2019s not so good in the standup, or wrestling, or jiu-jitsu. He\u2019s a regular fight, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Paulo Costa can take out Yoel Romero at UFC 230? If he does, do you think he deserves a fight with UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker? Join the debate in the comments section below!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 8\/13\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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