After Derek Brunson, it was Uriah Hall ’s turn to throw some steroid-related shade on Brazilian middleweight Paulo Costa . Hall’s jab was short – a simple phrase, somewhat playfully thrown in response to a comparison between Costa (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), whom he’s set to meet at UFC 226 on Saturday, and Vitor Belfort, whom Hall (13-8 MMA, 6-6 UFC) was supposed to have fought in January, before illness forced him out of a scheduled bout. “Are you talking about steroids or …” Hall joked, before the reporter clarified she meant styles. “Oh, OK. You can quote me on that, too.” Brunson’s jab, which came after being called out by Costa, was more elaborate. Both, though, spoke to a pattern that Costa addressed with MMAjunkie at the time : Due to his physique, he’s become a big target for those types of accusations, despite being tested by the U.S
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UFC 226′s Paulo Costa: Steroids-related jabs are signs of opponents being intimidated – MMA Junkie