UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa recently found himself in a lot of trouble after a report surfaced that he allegedly assaulted a woman stemming from an issue with a COVID-19 vaccination card. The Brazilian recently released a statement on the matter.

The UFC middleweight took to his social media recently to address the allegations and his legal team released a statement. Paulo Costa's team claims that the situation was falsely reported.

“First, tending to sensationalism, these are reckless and inconsistent,” the Instagram statement read. “The athlete Paulo Costa – ‘Borrachinha’ and his entire team reject any type of violence. ‘Borrachinha’ is a high-performing athlete, full time dedicated to training, to following the rules, guidelines, and disciplines. According his philosophy and human conduct this kind of allegations are completely incompatible with his history and way of life. The accusations and facts narrated do not reflect the reality of what happened. The fact will be carefully investigated and the appropriate legal measures for their perfect clarification will be taken.”

It will have to be seen what new information comes forward as to what actually happened between Paulo Costa and the woman involved. The UFC middleweight has been a bit of a controversial figure with his posts on Twitter and some questionable political views.

The story goes that Paulo Costa elbowed a woman at a vaccine clinic and both parties were interviewed by the police. The Brazilian currently has a fight booked against Luke Rockhold at UFC 278 and will have a court appearance before in order to clear his name.