Paulo Costa Gives Ultimatum To UFC

Paulo Costa puts the company on notice.

16-4 MMA/UFC fighter Paulo Costa took to X and put the UFC on notice. He noted that he has one fight left on his deal and then touched on the specifics of his fight contract.

He then noted that UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell has three options.

“Ok, I’m making this public and clear:
I have 1 fight left. On my contract The purse is set for 3 rounds, not 5. I’m asking for the 3-round fight that was already agreed on contract . It can be anyone on the UFC LHW roaster.

I think Hunter has 3 options now:
A) Give me that last 3-round fight (I’ll take any opponent).
B) Give me a 5-round fight at LHW against anyone in 6 weeks. I’ll take it, BUT raise my purse accordingly. That’s the minimum that’s fair, right?
C) Release me from my contract now.
Simple and clean. I hope everyone understands.
9-18-26
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sincerely,
Paulo Costa.”

Ok, I’m making this public and clear:
I have 1 fight left. On my contract The purse is set for 3 rounds, not 5. I’m asking for the 3-round fight that was already agreed on contract . It can be anyone on the UFC LHW roaster.

I think Hunter has 3 options now:
A) Give me that last…

— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) September 20, 2026

Costa’s last fight was at UFC 327 in April 2026, where he defeated Azamat Murzakanov via TKO.