Under The Radar: Uriah Hall vs Paulo Costa
By Eduardo Ramon
UFC 226 is as stacked as can be in terms of sheer talent as well as popularity among the competing fighters, but there is always one specific fight that falls under the radar, Uriah Hall vs Paulo Costa is certainly that fight.
Uriah Hall (13-8) is a former kickboxer and runner-up in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs Team Sonnen. His breakout fight took place on the show where he scored a spinning hook kick KO against Adam Cella. He then went on to win 8 out of his last 14, losing to top competitors such as Kelvin Gastelum, current Bellator Middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi, and current UFC Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. Hall is coming off an emphatic TKO win over Krzyzstov Jotko back in September of 2017.
The undefeated Paulo ‘The Eraser’ Costa (11-0) will be Hall’s next opponent and possibly his most challenging to date. All but one of Costa’s wins coming from KO/TKO in the 1st round with the most recent win coming from a TKO over the now retired former champion Johnny Hendricks.
This fight is seemingly not being discussed amongst the MMA community, however it will surely be one to watch out for.
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