NEW ORLEANS – Paulo Costa's shaking at the UFC 318 pre-fight news conference had some viewers scratching their heads, while others were concerned. But immediately following his win Saturday at Smoothie King Center,

Paulo Costa promised a different sort of fighter after a cold streak and a year-long layoff from fighting. He delivered at UFC 318.

Paulo Costa got back into the win column at UFC 318 with a unanimous decision win over Roman Kopylov in the co-main event in New Orleans on Saturday night.

Paulo Costa returned to the win column with a strong performance against Roman Kopylov in the UFC 318 co-main event.

Paulo Costa can set his sights firmly on Khamzat Chimaev now. Heading into his UFC 318 co-main event duel with Roman Kopylov, Costa made it no secret he wants to fight Chimaev soon. Costa earned a convincing unanimous decision nod over Kopylov and afterwards,

Paulo Costa is back in the win column once again, stopping the up-and-coming Roman Kopylov in the co-main event of UFC 318.

In a 3-round middleweight bout on the main card, Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov meet Saturday at UFC 318 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

He bounced back in a big way at UFC 318, however, with Costa dropping Roman Kopylov en route to victory via decision in the co-main event at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center. Though his opponent was unranked and he will likely remain outside the top 10 at 185 pounds, Costa is still setting his sights high for his next fight.

Paulo Costa has no plans to let his heated rivalry with Khamzat Chimaev cool off anytime soon.

Follow UFC 318 live results and round-by-round updates for the Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway 3 fight card on Saturday night in New Orleans.