Yoel is favored by most here for having a better resume. Ok, it makes sense.
However, I clearly remember Jacare (brawler with power) pusing Yoel back when they faced, and it wasnt for the TD threat or the very good ground game from Jacare. Yoel won, yes, through a very a tight split decision (many scored it for Jacare), but Yoel probably got it for that elbow that shook Jacare off R2, while R1 was Jacare's.
Then he destroyed Weidman (who was a shadow version of the Chris who beat old AS) and Rockhold (who was droped by Bisping lol), while losing 2 decisions to the champ. I mean, Yoel is scary, no question, but he is not a world beater and has shown weakness. I really want to see him dealing with Costa pressure (if Jacare was able to pressure a younger Yoel, I figure Costa can do better). In most his victories he set the pace, this one may be different.
That said, the competition Costa has faced is kinda meh, hes now going to have his 1st test - and a huge one. Costa lost a split decision while in TUF, like 4 or 5 years ago. Other than that he has been stomping whoever he faced. He is hittable (we have seen him being jabbed) but he hits back, so at least for now these tradeoffs have been good for him. I dont know about his chin, havent watched all of his fights.
Really excited about this. I wanna see ppl reaction should Costa stomp Yoel r1.