P. Borrachinha (photo) at UFC weigh-in. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Paulo Borrachinha may be packing his bags to leave the UFC. After debuting in the light heavyweight division (up to 93 kg) with a great knockout , the Brazilian became one of the favorites to fight for the category's belt. However, as he only has one more fight left on his contract with the organization, the fighter seems willing to use the situation to his advantage.
In a post on X, Borrachinha revealed that he intends to fulfill his last contractual commitment if he doesn't get the opportunity to fight for a title. The Brazilian stated that, in that situation, he would accept facing another opponent in a three-round fight and then leave the UFC as a free agent.
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“I only have one more fight before I become a free agent. If there isn’t a title on the line, I’ll face someone else in a three-round fight and get out of my UFC contract,” wrote Paulo Borrachinha.
I have only one fight to become a free agent. If there is no belt in line I gonna fight someone else for 3 rds and get out of the ufc contract
— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) September 5, 2026
Paulo Borrachinha could compete for the UFC belt.
With champion Carlos Ulberg sidelined due to injury after tearing his ACL at UFC 327, and with no return date yet set, Paulo Borrachinha emerges as one of the top contenders to challenge for the interim light heavyweight title.
Coming off a devastating knockout victory over Azamat Murzakanov in his division debut, the fighter from Minas Gerais, Brazil, appears alongside Magomed Ankalaev and Navajo Stirling as one of the few top-tier athletes in the category who are coming off a win in their last fight.
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