Paulo Costa has completed his 40lb weight loss transformation by hitting the middleweight mark for his UFC 278 fight against Luke Rockhold.
Costa, who weighed 225lb at the beginning of August, stepped on the scale at 185.5lb for his fight with former champion Rockhold, who is making his fighting return after a three-year layoff. 'Borrachinha' is also without a win in over three years as he looks to propel himself back into title contention by handing Rockhold his third consecutive knockout defeat.
Despite having never missed weight in his UFC career, Costa was at the centre of controversy for his last fight with Marvin Vettori after admitting he wouldn't be able to make the middleweight limit for the fight. The fight was moved up to a catchweight of 200lb and eventually 205lb, with UFC boss Dana White insisting Costa wouldn't fight at 185lb again following the fiasco.
