Paulo Costa is accusing Khamzat Chimaev of avoiding him. Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) was scheduled to take on Chimaev this past October at UFC 294, but an elbow infection forced him out of the bout . Chimaev ended up facing Kamaru Usman instead and won by majority decision . The fight between Costa and Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) didn’t end up getting rebooked. Instead, Costa drew former champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 298, losing a thrilling decision . Costa is under the impression that Chimaev wants no part of him
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Paulo Costa: Khamzat Chimaev ‘needs to have balls to face me,’ stop running from fight – MMA Junkie