Gilbert Burns doesn’t see Paulo Costa giving Khamzat Chimaev way more of a problem than he himself did final yr.
On October 21, Costa and Chimaev will make their respective returns to the Octagon after greater than a yr on the shelf. Emanating from Etihiad Area in Abu Dhabi, UFC 294 will function a stacked night time of fights, however few are extra intriguing than the middleweight matchup pitting an undefeated Chechen monster in opposition to the one-time title challenger.
Chimaev goes into the competition on the cusp of his first title alternative, but when Costa manages to attain what many would take into account to be an upset, he might stroll straight into his second crack at UFC gold.
Gilbert Burns doesn’t see that taking place.