Khamzat Chimaev's coach on altercation with Paulo Costa at UFC PI × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News Paulo s just trying to get a payday - Khamzat Chimaev s coach on altercation with Paulo Costa at UFC PI By Rafael Bandayrel Modified 13 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Andreas Michael (left), Khamzat Chimaev (center), and Paulo Costa (right) [Photo credit: ESPN MMA on YouTube & borrachinhamma on Instagram] Khamzat Chimaev's coach Andreas Michael claimed that Paulo Costa started a fight with his star student to earn a massive payday somewhere down the line. Chimaev and Costa infamously had a heated run-in at the UFC Performance Institute (PI) a few days before UFC 279. Both men traded barbs and challenged each other to a fight. Fortunately, they were successfully kept apart and went their separate ways. Watch the altercation between Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa: The MMA Media@The_MMA_MediaPaulo Costa and Khamzat Chimaev having an argument at the UFC PI.16920Paulo Costa and Khamzat Chimaev having an argument at the UFC PI. https://t.co/mE3sBL1DgK The way Michael saw it, Costa was merely trying to start a beef with Chimaev to set up a lucrative fight for himself. Appearing on the latest episode of The MMA Hour, the Allstar Training Center coach said: "You know what? I don't even blame Paulo. Paulo's just trying to get a payday. Right now, Khamzat is one everyone's bullseye. He the one who started to made a name, that make waves... And everyone's just calling him out to get a payday. I understand that; it's business." Check out the interview below in the clip below: Michael added that Costa made some snide comments about Chimaev and that his pupil merely reacted. However, Jake Shields shared a very different version of the incident. According to the former Strikeforce champion, he and Costa were going through some grappling drills when Chimaev started shouting and cussing out the Brazilian. Paulo Costa labels Khamzat Chimaev a fake gangster Khamzat Chimaev is one of the most feared fighters on the UFC roster. As far as Paulo Costa is concerned, however, the No.3-ranked welterweight is nothing more than a bully and a "fake gangster." "I know you [Khamzat Chimaev] just want to fight small guys, short guys, shy guys like [Gilbert] Burns," Costa told The MacLife. "Guys who you can beat and be a bully, but I’m not. I’m a big one, I’m the biggest middleweight in the UFC so you cannot bully me. When you show up, I will be here, ready for you because you are a ‘Gourmet Chechen,’ you are a fake gangster so that’s it." Watch Paulo Costa's interview below: Costa's comments came after Chimaev dismissed a potential matchup against 'Borrachinha.' After beating Kevin Holland at UFC 279, Chimaev said that he's uninterested in fighting Costa and is eyeing a title shot in either the welterweight or the middleweight division. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by C. Naik × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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