Las Vegas, NV — Brazilian flyweight Alessandro Costa’s first stop following his win at UFC Vegas 75, he said following a second-round TKO of Jimmy Flick, was going to be to In-N-Out burger, for a double double.
After that, he was looking for some BBQ.
You’ll have to excuse Costa’s hunger, as he was coming off not just a fight, but a very intense training camp. What you saw in the fight on Saturday, he told media outlets including Cageside Press following the bout, was “10% of what we actually did in camp.”
“We trained a lot for this, and obviously we trained everything to finish this fight in the first round,” explained Costa (13-3). “Unfortunately it actually did go to the second round, but what you saw there, going in and out, or meeting him with a punch, I mean get in, get out of there, and also every time he came, make sure I meet him with a strike — that’s exactly what we trained. You actually saw 10% of my camp. We worked really hard on a first-round knockout.”
Costa is now hoping to get on a rumored Brazilian card later this year.
“I have never fought in Brazil, I heard there’s going to be an event in Brazil. It would be such an honor to be in Brazil, to fight in Brazil since I’ve never done it. It would be my pleasure to actually fight there.”
And if it means fighting on that card, he’ll take anyone the promotion lines him up with.
“No opponents. I’m just waiting. Whatever the UFC puts in front of me, I’ll be ready for.”
Watch the full UFC Vegas 75 post-fight press conference appearance by Alessandro Costa above.
