Paulo Costa is likely one of the greatest superstars in UFC immediately. And his superstardom and abilities within the Octagon is paying him wealthy dividends as his supervisor has claimed him to be the highest-paid Brazilian fighter in UFC.
As per Costa’s supervisor Tamara Alves, his shopper is paid greater than one million {dollars} per combat.
“Paulo went from being some of the devalued athletes to some of the valued athletes within the UFC,” Alves instructed Ag. Combat.
“I’ve little doubt that Paulo is the highest-paid Brazilian athlete within the group immediately. I don’t know if you understand any Brazilian athlete that’s paid greater than one million {dollars} per combat. I don’t — particularly in non-title fights,” he added.
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Earlier there have been experiences of Costa being miffed with the UFC over his deal however he has re-signed. The 31-year-old has 5 contracted fights on his UFC deal, along with his new four-fight contract including to the one bout he had left from his earlier contract.
In his newest apperance within the Octagon, Costa defeated Luke Rockhold by way of determination. He’s at present the World No.5 within the middleweight class.
“Paulo is a product that the UFC is aware of it sells,” stated Alves.
“Paulo’s pay-per-view with [Israel] Adesanya was the very best pay-per-view sale within the middleweight division. The UFC has these numbers. The UFC is aware of the numbers Paulo can attain,” added Costa’s supervisor.