Paulo Costa starting UFC 279 backstage fight with Khamzat Chimaev confirmed to be false news × 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 Costa starting UFC 279 backstage fight with Khamzat Chimaev confirmed to be false news By Sayan Nag Modified 09 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Paulo Costa (Left), Khamzat_Chimaev (Right) [Image courtesy: @borrachinhamma and @khamzat_chimaev on Instagram] The UFC 279 presser was canceled due to a backstage brawl initially reported to have been started by Khamzat Chimaev and Kevin Holland. A later report from MMA Fighting's Mike Heck contested the earlier rumor, claiming that the scuffle was instead started by Chimaev and Paulo Costa. The MMA Media@The_MMA_Media BREAKING: Paulo Costa made his way into the arena and it was intact Costa and Chimaev who sparked the chaos rather than Holland and Chimaev as was previously reported.[per @MikeHeck_JR]#UFC279 #UFC #MMAA1594121 BREAKING: Paulo Costa made his way into the arena and it was intact Costa and Chimaev who sparked the chaos rather than Holland and Chimaev as was previously reported.[per @MikeHeck_JR]#UFC279 #UFC #MMAA However, a more recent report from Helen Yee confirmed that Costa allegedly being involved in the scuffle is 'fake news'. Yee claims to be in Costa's presence at the moment along with fellow reporter 'The Schmo' and former UFC double champ Henry Cejudo. Yee also vouched for Costa's absence at the UFC 279 pre-fight presser. Posting a picture of 'Borrachinha' with The Schmo and Cejudo, the reporter wrote on Twitter: "Rumors of Paulo Costa @BorrachinhaMMA being at the press conference today and “starting the backstage fight” is FAKE NEWS. I’m with Paulo @TheSchmo312 @HenryCejudo now and can confirm he was not there #UFC279" Check out the tweet below: Helen Yee@HelenYeeSportsRumors of Paulo Costa @BorrachinhaMMA being at the press conference today and “starting the backstage fight” is FAKE NEWS. I’m with Paulo @TheSchmo312 @HenryCejudo now and can confirm he was not there #UFC27990162Rumors of Paulo Costa @BorrachinhaMMA being at the press conference today and “starting the backstage fight” is FAKE NEWS. I’m with Paulo @TheSchmo312 @HenryCejudo now and can confirm he was not there #UFC279 https://t.co/5MIYYN6iuX The UFC 279 presser was abrubtly called off after a short appearance by Kevin Holland and his opponent Daniel Rodriguez. Dana White later confirmed that the backstage brawl was initially started by Khamzat Chimaev and Kevin Holland and spiraled out of control. While 'Trailblazer' came on stage for the presser, another scuffle reportedly broke out backstage which involved Nate Diaz and his team as well. Khamzat Chimaev seemingly predicted a brawl between the two teams Rumors of Paulo Costa's involvement in the UFC 279 presser brawl probably stemmed from a recent run-in between the Brazilian and Khamzat Chimaev at the UFC Performance Institute. According to 'Borrachinha', Chimaev interrupted his training session with Jake Shields and started calling him out with no real intention of getting into a fight. The Chechen-born Swede contender appeared to be eager for a showdown ahead of the official one at UFC 279. Speaking to ESPN MMA's Brett Okamoto, Chimaev also stated that he would love for some "crazy" things to happen between the two teams ahead of his UFC 279 clash against Nate Diaz. 'Borz' said: “If they wanna fight before [Saturday], fuck the money, brother, I’m gonna fight with them. I love to fight. I’ve been born for war. I’m inside a warrior, don’t care. When the fights come, you don’t care about money or what’s behind it, just fight. If he wants to fight there with his team, I have like 20 guys with me. We’ll fight with all the teams, you know. I hope so. I would love if it happens, something crazy things there. His team is old, brother. My team is fresh. We kill this. His team almost handicapped, brother.” Watch Khamzat Chimaev's interview with ESPN MMA below: Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by David Andrew × 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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