Twitter Reacts To Paulo Costa’s USADA Suspension

Interesting note here. Paulo Costa, like Jon Jones, used the “substantial assistance” clause in the UFC anti-doping policy to get his suspension shortened from two years to six months. pic.twitter.com/be3KVZXtbT

— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) April 26, 2019

Paulo Costa and one of his Athlete Support Personnel, Carlos Costa, of Contagem, Brazil, have each accepted a six-month sanction for violations of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy for use and administration, respectively, of a prohibited method per a USADA press release.

— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) April 26, 2019

Per USADA, Paulo Costa has accepted a six-month suspension for the use of an IV. Suspension is retroactive to Aug. 10, 2018.

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 26, 2019

Paulo Costa and one of his coaches received suspensions from USADA for illegal IV use at two different fights — but he is already eligible to compete again #UFC #USADAhttps://t.co/cI5P9ONzd2

— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) April 26, 2019

Buried in the press release for Paulo Costa's retroactive six-month USADA suspension: He provided "substantial assistance" to USADA.

Hence the reason for his reduced sentence. The ol' Jon Jones route.

— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) April 26, 2019