Paulo Costa vs. Robert Whittaker won’t happen at UFC 284 after all. Almost two months to the day that the promotion announced the matchup to happen at the Feb. 13 pay-per-view event, ESPN reported Monday that the bout will not take place after never being finalized. Since the announcement, Costa (14-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) repeatedly has said in interviews and on social media that the bout with Whittaker (24-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) was never signed and indicated the fight would not happen. “Great fights is going down due to lack of negotiation skills, they should stop being petty,” Costa tweeted shortly after independent confirmation surfaced Monday.
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