PAULO COSTA LIKELY HAD NO CHANCE TO BEAT VETTORI WITHOUT A FINISH AT UFC VEGAS 41
IMAGE COURTESY OF MMAFIGHTING.COM Paulo Costa is a world class MIXED MARTIAL ARTS fighter. But , you would not have gotten that sense in the week leading up to UFC Vegas 41. Costa showed up nearly 30 pounds overweight....with no real plan of how to make the 185 pound limit set for the fight. It left a bitter taste in the mouth's of everyone. What you have to understand is that the UFC is a essientally a traveling gladiator show. All of these people travel together and deal with each other on a daily basis. From the guys who set up the octagon , to the drivers who deliver it , to the fight makers , and production crew , all the way to the commentators and referees. This is a close knit community. They all work with each other to produce the ufc and to ensure that they all get paid. The judges are part of the Nevada state athletic commission, or they are atleast sanctioned by them. But these judges also require athle...