Borrachinha promotes UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
Paulo Borrachinha found a way, to say the least creative, to provoke Josh Hokit again . After exchanging barbs with the outspoken American at UFC 327 in April, the Brazilian used social media to interfere and steal the spotlight from his rival during a provocation against Ciryl Gane.
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It all started when Josh Hokit posted an AI-generated video on 'X' in which he appears doing a 'provocative dance' to get Ciryl Gane 's attention . However, the post ended up attracting Paulo Borrachinha , who suggested watching the dance from a different angle.
"I want to see this from the back angle," wrote Paulo Borrachinha.
I want to see it from the back angle
— Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) October 1, 2026
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