Paulo Costa Mocks Derek Brunson By Calling Him Gay, UFC Fans Are Furious

JAKARTA - A new scandal was created by UFC fighter Paulo Costa. Intending to challenge Derek Brunson in the octagon, he taunts his rival with 'gay' stuff. No doubt, netizens were furious.

In recent weeks, Costa has been very active on social media. He constantly launched challenges and taunts against Brunson, hoping the strategy would help him get his duel at that middleweight.

However, one of Borrachinha's (The Eraser) tweets - Costa's nickname - is considered by netizens to be crossing the line. Costa posted an image of La'Darius Marshall from the Netflix show Cheer and accompanied the caption "Derek F** Brunson. Fight me bit**."

Costa's followers and many other Twitter users were quick to react to the fighter's post. They criticized the 30-year-old Brazilian athlete and the way he spoke to Brunson.

Not only that, netizens also asked the UFC to speak out about Costa's words. Nerizen couldn't believe the UFC would allow its fighters to express themselves in that way.

So far, Costa has not deleted his post nor has he reacted to the attacks some fans have made on him.

The fight between Costa and Brunson itself is actually a step that the UFC expects, considering that both fighters are currently ranked fourth in the bantamweight class.