Paulo Costa shows support for Li Jingliang with captivating visual messages


Paulo Costa shows support for Li Jingliang with captivating  visual messages

Costa sends his support for Li

Paulo Costa and Li Jingliang is an unlikely friendship that was formed out of a very bad week for the Chinese National. Paulo who has been staying back in the US as he looks to further his contract negotiations with the UFC while weighing his options with other competitors. However, throughout his own ordeal, he has constantly taken time to send Li love.

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Li was supposed to be among the two fighters in the co-main event for UFC 279. Moreover, the fight meant a lot to him personally as Tony Ferguson was a sort of idol to him due to his violent style of fighting. Even before the event fell apart, Li had already been struck with bad luck as he could not flex his brand new custom-made suit, that he intended to wear at the press conference.

With the press conference being canceled right when he was supposed to walk onto the stage, Li went back intp competition mode as he prepared to make the weight cut. However, after he weighed in, he would be told that the entire event was at the risk of falling apart unless it were to be reshuffled.

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Costa and Jingliang meet after UFC 279

In this process, Li lost his co-main event spot and was instead supposed to face an opponent who weighed 10 lbs heavier than him the previous day. Li being the warrior he is accepted the short-notice fight and went on to be paired up against Daniel Rodriguez. While the fight wasn’t a display of fireworks, many thought that Li had done enough to secure the first two rounds to his name.

To his and everyone else’s surprise, the judges gave the nod to D-Rod putting Li back in the loss column. If this wasn’t enough, he had to wake up to the news of finding himself out of the welterweight rankings after losing a fight not even in the same weight class. Many superstars including Nate Diaz and Jake Shields took the time to give Li a shoutout, none better than Paulo Costa.

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Costa had been sending messages of support to Li even when the press conference was canceled. He also met Li in person, hyping up his fit for the day. Now even while in New York City, Costa managed to send Li encouragement thanks to an LED Sunglass he has been carrying around.

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The device was originally used to taut Khamzat Chimaev and publicize his secret juice. Today Costa found his innermost editing skills and managed to get the message “Li Robbed” onto his glasses. He posted the photo with the caption “#StayStrongLi”

Costa has been trying to determine where he spends his future as he is on his last fight on the current UFC Contract. Where do you think Costa flourishes best, if not the UFC?

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