{"id":322459,"date":"2019-08-14T12:10:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T19:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=322459"},"modified":"2019-08-14T12:10:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T19:10:25","slug":"kenny-florian-thinks-paulo-costa-took-yoel-romero-bout-too-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/kenny-florian-thinks-paulo-costa-took-yoel-romero-bout-too-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Florian thinks Paulo Costa took Yoel Romero bout too soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kenny Florian believes that Paulo Costa is not ready for a middleweight the caliber of Yoel Romero.<\/p>\n<p>Ready or not, Costa will indeed go one-on-one with &#8220;The Soldier of God&#8221; (see pros picks <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/ufc-241-pro-fighters-make-their-picks-for-yoel-romero-vs-paulo-costa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>) this Saturday night (Aug. 17). The bout will take place on the main card of UFC 241. The action will be held inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.<\/p>\n<p>On a recent edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/anik-and-florian\/episodes\/aa093560-a903-4e58-aa0d-af767579ec68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Anik &amp; Florian podcast<\/em><\/a>, &#8220;KenFlo&#8221; explained why he feels it&#8217;s too much, too soon for Costa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Paulo Costa I think is taking this fight way too soon for my liking. I like Yoel Romero here. I think that his ability to stay patient, his ability to utilize those long-range weapons and keep Costa on the outside when he wants too, win those exchanges from long-range and then get to the clinch, take him down whenever he wants to, he&#8217;s just such a tremendous double threat against anyone in that division. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Florian went on to predict that Romero will overwhelm Paulo Costa on his way to a victory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a guy who could very well be the champion in the middleweight division. Paulo Costa is an explosive guy. He&#8217;s very fast, he&#8217;s very tough, he&#8217;s got a great chin, he&#8217;s very good at pressuring you. But Romero just has too much experience, is too well-rounded, too skilled. I think Romero gets it done here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>UFC 241 airs live on pay-per-view exclusively through ESPN+. Lost on how to watch the main card? Head over <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/how-to-watch-ufc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> for all the information you need.<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with Kenny Florian, or will Paulo Costa pull off a win against Yoel Romero at UFC 241?<\/p>\n<p><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 8\/14\/2019.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenny Florian believes that Paulo Costa is not ready for a middleweight the caliber of Yoel Romero. Ready or not, Costa will indeed go one-on-one with &#8220;The Soldier of God&#8221; (see pros picks here) this Saturday night (Aug. 17). The bout will take place on the main card of UFC 241. 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