Paulo Costa went through many weight revisions ahead of UFC Fight Night 196 , but ultimately hit the final contracted number ahead of his fight with Marvin Vettori. Fight week began with Costa (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) vs. Vettori (17-5-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) scheduled as a middleweight bout. It was then moved to a 195-pound catchweight due to Costa’s poor weight management, then just hours prior to weigh-ins, was changed again to light heavyweight. After much drama, Costa stepped on the scale at Friday morning’s official UFC Fight Night 196 weigh-ins and hit the correct mark

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Video: Paulo Costa ends drama, makes light heavyweight for UFC Fight Night 196 – MMA Junkie

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