A video of Paulo Costa introducing his girlfriend Tamara Alves to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour has resurfaced. However, Helwani’s questions about Costa’s future plans caught the Brazilian in a tough spot.
In an episode of The MMA Hour, a year ago, Helwani asked Costa about his relationship status. Costa did not hesitate in introducing his girlfriend Alves who was present with him at the time. Costa further revealed that they have been together for 10 years. Borrachinha was all praise for his girlfriend who is also his manager. He said, “She helped me a lot; she’s amazing. She’s smart, she’s beautiful, and I love her.”
Helwani asked Costa, “When are you gonna get married? [Paulo takes a long pause] What’s taking so long, Paulo?”
Costa was visibly uncomfortable with the question. He countered, “How you put me against the wall, man?”
However, Helwani was persistent and told him to propose in a romantic way in Paris in front of the Eiffel Tower. Although Costa said he wanted to do that he quickly asked Helwani for the next question and moved on.
Costa is still in a happy relationship with Alves. Moreover, Alves also helps the charismatic UFC fighter in his mind games before the fight.
Tamara Alves warns Khamzat Chimaev before Paulo Costa takes him on at UFC 294
Costa is one of those fighters who begins the fight before they have entered the Octagon. He loves to joke around and play mind games with his potential opponents. His next opponent is the Russian-born Khamzat Chimaev. The 29-year-old holds an undefeated record of 12-0.
Costa took to X to post a screenshot of a message Chimaev allegedly sent to his girlfriend on Instagram. In the message, Chimaev has allegedly written āHaw [How] you can be together with this sh*t, he like black boys,āĀ along with a picture from Costa’s fight against Israel Adesanya.
Costa captioned the post, āI [am] gonna report this harassment by Gourmet Chen Chen towards my girlfriend/future mother of my childres [children] and manager. I felt threatened by this handsome guy calling her on dmā¦ please @Tamaraalves2ā¦ Donāt be fooled by that beautiful faceā¦ inshala.ā
This guys is so scared.
So, his trying to affect you trough a women. But, I think he donāt know that Iām on this game for a long time and this type of thing just show his weakness. Donāt be scared Chen Chenā Tamara Alves (@Tamaraalves2) October 6, 2023
Moreover, Alves even responded to it in the comments. She wrote, āThis guys is so scared. So, his trying to affect you trough a women. But, I think he donāt know that Iām on this game for a long time and this type of thing just show his weakness. Donāt be scared Chen Chen.ā
It should not be a surprise that Alves played along considering the fact that she has been with Costa for over 10 years. The Brazilian fighter with a record of 14-2 last fought Luke Rockhold in August 2022 and won the bout via a unanimous decision. On the other hand, Chimaev also won his last bout against Kevin Holland in September 2022. Chimaev and Costa will face each other in Abu Dhabi in a Middleweight bout at UFC 294.