Did Paulo Costa get a hair transplant?
UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa is popular for his fan-friendly fighting style, personality, and looks. Costa has a witty online presence and enjoys a massive fan following.
Despite being one of the least active ranked fighters in the UFC in recent years, Costa has retained his fan base. The Brazilian works hard to hone his skills as well as his looks and went the extra mile in 2021 to maintain a youthful appearance.
Did Paulo Costa get a hair transplant?
Paulo Costa underwent a hair transplant procedure in Brazil in mid-2021. A series of posts uploaded to the Instagram account of Dr. Pablo Matos Milhomem, a skin and hair treatment specialist, shows Costa undergoing the procedure to cover the receding hairline and crowning on his head.
Being prizefighters who constantly remain in the public eye, athletes like Costa need to maintain a presentable look. While the hair transplant surgery became a target of online trolling for a while, the decision to do so can be understandable to maintain a certain public image.
At the time of this surgery, Costa's popularity in the MMA community had started taking a big hit due to repeated withdrawals from fights. After he pulled out of a potential title eliminator bout against Robert Whittaker in April 2021 due to illness, Costa was booked to fight another top contender in Jared Cannonier in an August headliner. However, he pulled out of the fight over payment disagreements with the UFC.
Paulo Costa taunts his opponent for having more hair
Paulo Costa is one of the wittiest UFC fighters on social media. The Brazilian often tries to promote his fights and play mind games with his opponents with hilarious social media posts.
Costa is set to take on former middleweight champion Sean Strickland in the co-main event of UFC 302 on June 1. In a recent post on his X handle, the Brazilian shared pointers of comparative assessment between him and Strickland.
While comparing himself on different attributes with Strickland, Costa proudly listed his head full of hair as a positive aspect of his personality. He wrote about himself:
"Head full of luscious locks"
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