Reluctant To Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19, This UFC Fighter Elbows The Nurse's Face Until Her Lips Are Swollen

Paulo Costa (Instagram @borrachinhamma)

JAKARTA - UFC fighter Paulo Costa is accused of assaulting a nurse. According to a report from the Contagem authorities, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, the incident occurred at a vaccination center located in a shopping center.

Costa is known to have tried to ask medical staff to fill out his COVID-19 vaccination card without receiving the appropriate vaccine dose. The nurse was reluctant to comply with Costa's request so the fighter immediately nudged him in the face until his lips swelled up.

Several people who were at the location witnessed the physical violence carried out by the fighter who is familiarly called Borrachinha. They immediately realized that the perpetrator was part of the UFC gladiators.

Even though several doctors tried to calm Costa, he looked very angry before he left the place.

In this regard, Marco Da Mota, who works as a security guard at the health center, recounted the unfortunate incident he witnessed.

"The card was filled out and the vaccination procedure, at the time of injecting the dose, he did not agree to be vaccinated, he wanted to leave with a marked card and the medical staff did not agree. At that time he elbowed the nurse," he told several media who visited the vaccination center to get more information. carry on.

It should be noted that Costa is scheduled to face Luke Rockhold at UFC 278. However, it is not known if after that incident he will still be allowed to fight in the octagon.

Costa started his UFC career with a record five wins in a row. However, then his form dropped and he lost twice to Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori in the light heavyweight division.