Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) will look to snap a two-fight skid when he takes on rising middleweight Roman Kopylov (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in Saturday's co-main event ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The former title challenger has lost four of his past five, and Bisping questions his mindset.

Paulo Costa has no plans to let his heated rivalry with Khamzat Chimaev cool off anytime soon.

UFC 318 takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, with Dustin Poirier in his retirement bout against Max Holloway.

In the co-main event of UFC 318, we are going to see a fun middleweight matchup between two ranked contenders. […]

UFC middleweight Paulo Costa has spoken openly about how he mixed things up following his defeat to Sean Strickland.

M ax Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier 3 is a tough act to live up to. Two of UFC's most endearing and enduring stars will collide, after which Poirier will retire in his home state of Louisiana at UFC 318. The MMA world's attention will appropriately be on the main event, but it's not the only significant fight.

NEW ORLEANS – Paulo Costa has seen better days, but Roman Kopylov still considers him to be at elite level.

NEW ORLEANS – Things between Paulo Costa and Khamzat Chimaev seem to be getting worse.

Paulo Costa reveals the shocking reason he wants to go to war with Khamzat Chimaev, igniting tension ahead of a potential clash.

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