""[Khamzat] is the champion right now," Costa said on "The Ariel Helwani Show." "I think after a good victory against Azamat on April 11, I get back at middleweight to be in line to fight him. Or I can wait for him at 205. I can fight him in both divisions.""
"Chimaev dominantly defeated Dricus Du Plessis to win the middleweight title at UFC 319 last year. Chimaev's future remains unsure as he had originally been teasing a move to light heavyweight to challenge Alex Pereira. However, Dana White clearly said that he would like to see Chimaev defend his title first."
"Costa is coming off an upset win over Roman Kopylov that saw him rebound from consecutive losses against Robert Whittaker and Sean Strickland. Meanwhile, Murzakanov has finished five of his six UFC wins so far, most notably knocking out Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 321 last year."
Paulo Costa will compete against undefeated Azamat Murzakanov at light heavyweight during UFC 327 on April 11 in Miami. Costa remains flexible about his weight class future, stating he can return to middleweight or stay at light heavyweight. Following a convincing victory over Murzakanov, Costa plans to pursue a middleweight title shot against champion Khamzat Chimaev or wait for him at light heavyweight. Chimaev recently defeated Dricus Du Plessis to claim the middleweight title at UFC 319. While Chimaev previously considered moving to light heavyweight to challenge Alex Pereira, UFC president Dana White prefers Chimaev defend his middleweight title first. Costa is rebounding from consecutive losses to Robert Whittaker and Sean Strickland with a recent victory over Roman Kopylov.
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