Paulo Costa has reacted after it was revealed his UFC 284 fight against Robert Whittaker is off.<\/p>\n
The UFC announced Costa would be going down to Perth, Australia to fight the local fighter in Whittaker. However, for weeks, Costa had been vocal on social media saying he hasn’t signed a contract and wouldn’t<\/a>, as he had one fight left on his deal and wanted more money<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, on Monday, ESPN reported that Costa-Whittaker is indeed off<\/a> and after the news became public, the Brazilian took to social media to react.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/BorrachinhaMMA\/status\/1604930354774769664<\/p>\n “I wasn’t bluffing,” Costa wrote.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/BorrachinhaMMA\/status\/1604929530476609536<\/p>\n “Great fights is going down due to lack of negotiation skills, they should stop being petty,” Costa added.<\/p>\n Although many have been critical of Paulo Costa and the way he has handled the negotiations, he points to other UFC fighters who have had issues.<\/p>\n I think they're taking it the wrong way, making fighters unhappy with deals isn't very smart. It\u2019s not only ME, I remember: Nagnnu , OMalley , Mark hunt ect<\/p>\n — Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) December 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n