Prediction: Costa via TKO<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Costa fights with that kind of mean streak you want to see. The aggression is nonstop, and the foundation of his whole game is those brutal leg kicks. They\u2019re not just range finders either. He\u2019s throwing them with the intent to chop you down, and when you\u2019ve got that kind of weapon early, it forces opponents to react. Those kicks will soften Coria up, make him slower, and that\u2019s what opens the door for Costa\u2019s hands. And when Costa lets the hands go, it\u2019s explosive. He doesn\u2019t need a ton of shots to change the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, he\u2019s not without flaws. Costa\u2019s head movement is basically an afterthought, and that\u2019s where Coria has his window. Coria\u2019s clean offensively\u2014when he throws, it\u2019s never just one shot. He\u2019s flowing combinations, he\u2019s sharp technically, and if he can catch Costa in the pocket, he\u2019s gonna land. The problem is, to get to that rhythm, Coria has to survive Costa\u2019s power and that leg kick barrage first. And that\u2019s the way I see it: this isn\u2019t about Costa having to figure out Coria\u2019s offense, it\u2019s about Coria trying to make it past Costa\u2019s sheer firepower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If Coria somehow walks through the storm and keeps his volume going, he\u2019ll have moments. But with how devastating Costa\u2019s kicks are and how quickly he can flip the switch with his hands, I think the fight tilts in his favor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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