{"id":363171,"date":"2020-10-01T12:03:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T19:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=363171"},"modified":"2020-10-01T12:03:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T19:03:56","slug":"video-paulo-costa-returns-to-training-drops-timeframe-in-next-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-paulo-costa-returns-to-training-drops-timeframe-in-next-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Video | Paulo Costa returns to training, drops timeframe in next fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paulo Costa is already back in the gym following his loss to Israel Adesanya, and he’s hoping to get back in the Octagon in December.<\/p>\n

Costa challenged Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title in the main event of UFC 253 last Saturday night in Abu Dhabi. Despite being hailed as the champion’s toughest foe to date, he was beaten fairly decisively, succumbing to a check-hook and volley of followup ground strikes in the second round.<\/p>\n

Despite this setback, Costa does not seem discouraged. The Brazilian knockout artist is already back in training in his native Brazil in preparation for his next fight.<\/p>\n

He shared a bit of training footage on Instagram on Thursday, also announcing in his native Portuguese that he intends to fight before year’s end (h\/t Reddit user u\/lchudzij<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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