Alessandro Costa frequently trained body shot that finished Stewart Nicoll
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Costa’s latest win wasn’t by a fluke shot.
Costa took on Stewart Nicoll in a flyweight clash at UFC Fight Night 272 in Las Vegas. “Nono” invested in Nicoll’s body throughout the fight, chipping away at the sides. Costa finally loaded up and landed a crushing shot to Nicoll’s liver, folding him with seconds left in the second round. Costa revealed that he practices the fight-ending liver shot every day in training. The 30-year-old also couldn’t help a little “I told you so” call to his coach in Brazil. Costa was looking to maintain the distance against Nicoll, who was trying to crowd him. Costa planned to patiently wait for the perfect shot, which paid off.
“I train that every day,” Nicoll said in a post-fight interview with the UFC. “I just called my coach and I told him, ‘I told you remember.’ I train that every day, so it’s like my shot now… I was looking for some space. He was very tough in that fight. My plan was to be a little bit patient, try to look for the perfect timing.”
Costa (15-5) is now 3-3 in the UFCsince his debut in 2022, only going to the scorecards once in a loss against Steve Erceg. While he has mostly fought once a year in the UFC so far, Costa plans to have a couple of more outings before the end of this year. Meanwhile, Australia’s Nicoll (8-3) is in a precarious position, having lost all three of his UFC bouts so far.
Costa took on Stewart Nicoll in a flyweight clash at UFC Fight Night 272 in Las Vegas. “Nono” invested in Nicoll’s body throughout the fight, chipping away at the sides. Costa finally loaded up and landed a crushing shot to Nicoll’s liver, folding him with seconds left in the second round. Costa revealed that he practices the fight-ending liver shot every day in training. The 30-year-old also couldn’t help a little “I told you so” call to his coach in Brazil. Costa was looking to maintain the distance against Nicoll, who was trying to crowd him. Costa planned to patiently wait for the perfect shot, which paid off.
Not By Chance
“I train that every day,” Nicoll said in a post-fight interview with the UFC. “I just called my coach and I told him, ‘I told you remember.’ I train that every day, so it’s like my shot now… I was looking for some space. He was very tough in that fight. My plan was to be a little bit patient, try to look for the perfect timing.”
Costa (15-5) is now 3-3 in the UFCsince his debut in 2022, only going to the scorecards once in a loss against Steve Erceg. While he has mostly fought once a year in the UFC so far, Costa plans to have a couple of more outings before the end of this year. Meanwhile, Australia’s Nicoll (8-3) is in a precarious position, having lost all three of his UFC bouts so far.
"I train that every day."
Alessandro Costa (@AlessanCosta10) turned practice into results, finishing Stewart Nicoll with a crushing body shot at the end of Round 2.
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