Tremendous relationship? Paulo Borrachinha poses next to Dana White's disaffection — Jiu-Jitsu Federation, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation
After a brief period of calm, the relationship between Paulo Costa and the UFC seems to have soured once again, culminating in new public manifestations of dissatisfaction on the part of the Brazilian fighter regarding how his career has been conducted by the company. And a surprise...
Jiu-Jitsu Federation: After a brief period of calm, the relationship between Paulo Costa and the UFC seems to have soured once again, culminating in new public manifestations of dissatisfaction on the part of the Brazilian fighter regarding how his career has been conducted by the company. And a surprising attitude of ‘Borrachinha‘ may have served as a kind of message to the organization chaired by Dana White.
This is because the athlete from Minas Gerais was seen next to one of the biggest disaffections of the UFC president today, businessman Eddie Hearn (see below or click here). Last Saturday (18), Paulo Borrachinha was present at a boxing event promoted by ‘Matchroom Boxing‘, a company led by the British leader, in California (USA).
More than just watching the show, which had as its main attraction the title dispute between boxers Diego Pacheco and Immanuwel Aleem, won by the former, the star of the UFC made a point of posing for photos alongside Hearn. As if the appearance at the event of one of Dana White's biggest opponents was not enough, Borrachinha also confirmed in an interview with the ’Mano a Mano' portal that she has opened conversations with the businessman, who also owns an athlete representation agency, who recently started to manage the career of Tom Aspinall, Ultimate heavyweight champion.
Betrayal?
Faced with this scenario, social networks quickly were taken by speculation about the possible future of Paulo Borrachinha. With Eddie Hearn clearly seeking revenge after losing some of his top boxers to ‘Zuffa Boxing‘, Dana White's new business venture, this time in boxing, many see the British leader's ‘flirtation’ with the Brazilian fighter as a pinprick of both in the UFC president.
On the other hand, the alleged provocation of the former challenger to the middleweight title (84 kg) and current uFC light heavyweight (93 kg) top 6 to league trustee may have a contrary effect. This is because, given the probable long recovery period of the current champion Carlos Ulberg, Borrachinha has already started his campaign for a dispute for the interim belt up to 93 kg from Ultimate, and annoying Dana White can backfire.
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