{"id":35469,"date":"2025-04-01T19:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=35469"},"modified":"2025-04-01T19:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T18:01:11","slug":"middleweight-showdown-brewing-paulo-costa-vs-roman-kopylov-is-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/middleweight-showdown-brewing-paulo-costa-vs-roman-kopylov-is-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Middleweight Showdown Brewing &#8211; Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov in the Works!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paulo Costa&rsquo;s UFC run was electric. He started off his <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UFC <\/a>career going 5-0 and beating fighters including Garreth McLellan, Oluwale Bamgbose, Johny Hendricks, Uriah Hall, and Yoel Romero. &lsquo;The Eraser&rsquo; had finished off every single opponent he had faced until that point of his career, barring Yoel Romero. <\/p><p>After just 5 UFC fights, Costa straight away landed him a title shot against Israel Adesanya at UFC 253 in 2020. However, then came the turning point of his career, as he suffered his first pro loss via second-round TKO. All the trash talk and the taunting during the fight resulted in a brutal loss against the former Middleweight champion.<\/p><p>Since then, Costa has never been the same again as he&rsquo;s gone 1-4 in his last five fights, barely beating a washed up Luke Rockhold but dropping decisions to Marvin Vettori, Robert Whittaker, and most recently, against Sean Strickland at <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UFC <\/a>302 in 2024. At 14-4-0 record, 12th -ranked Costa remains a fan favorite but there are lingering questions about if he can face the best of the best in UFC.<\/p><p>Recently, according to various sources, Costa could be back in action as there are reports suggesting that the UFC is looking to set up a fight between Costa and the Russian Roman Kopylov. Let&rsquo;s find out more.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Per sources Paulo Costa Vs Roman Kopylov is in the works for UFC 317 on June 28th <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iB3sUblYWw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/iB3sUblYWw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Benny P &#127462;&#127482; (@Bendaman2001) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bendaman2001\/status\/1906837247728763121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 31, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/noche-ufc-2025-announced-possible-fights-for-this-mega-event\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Noche UFC 2025 Announced: Possible Fights For This Mega Event!<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paulo Costa&rsquo;s Next Fight Could Be Against Roman Kopylov at UFC 317<\/h2><p>The UFC is reportedly working on a middleweight clash between Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov at <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UFC <\/a>317 on June 28th, 2025. Costa, a former title challenger from Brazil, is looking to snap his two fight losing streak that has dropped him to the 12th spot in the rankings. At 33 years of age, this fight could be the pivotal point of his fighting career as another loss could bring in a lot of questions, particularly about his fit in the UFC.<\/p><p>Meanwhile Roman Kopylov, the 33 year old from Russia, brings in a different momentum. He was a 14-3 record and he&rsquo;s won six of his last seven <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mma\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>UFC <\/a>bouts, which also includes a TKO victory over Chris Curtis most recently. The Russian has 12 finishes in his fighting career makes him one of the dangerous tests for Costa. He currently sits in the 15th spot in the Middleweight rankings, and a win against Costa would mean that he will crack the top 12 contenders list in his division. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Posting a HEADKICK KO EVERYDAY for one year! (212\/365)<br><br>Roman Kopylov vs Chris Curtis<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMATwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MMATwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC313?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UFC313<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B42kiC0nuA\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/B42kiC0nuA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; &#127921;The MMA Mark&#127921; (@TheMMA8Ball_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMMA8Ball_\/status\/1898635576355574122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 9, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Since Costa is more active on the social media than inside the octagon, we predict Kopylov to take down the Brazilian if the two middleweights clash at UFC 317.<\/p><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/ilia-topuria-takes-a-backseat-in-pursuing-ufc-event-in-spain-due-to-this-reason\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Ilia Topuria Takes A Backseat In Pursuing UFC Event In Spain Due To This Reason!<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paulo Costa&rsquo;s UFC run was electric. He started off his UFC career going 5-0 and beating fighters including Garreth McLellan, Oluwale Bamgbose, Johny Hendricks, Uriah Hall, and Yoel Romero. &lsquo;The Eraser&rsquo; had finished off every single opponent he had faced until that point of his career, barring Yoel Romero. After just 5 UFC fights, Costa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":35555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1783],"tags":[2244,2329],"class_list":["post-35469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mma","tag-paulo-costa","tag-roman-kopylov"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Middleweight Showdown Brewing - Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov in the Works! - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Paulo Costa could be back in action as the UFC is looking to set up a fight between Costa and the Russian Roman Kopylov.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/middleweight-showdown-brewing-paulo-costa-vs-roman-kopylov-is-in-the-works\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Middleweight Showdown Brewing - Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov in the Works! 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