Rafael “Rafinha” Costa is coming to the LCA family as a 14-4 Professional Bantamweight fighter, currently fighting out of Texas. He is 26 years old and is originally from Brazil. He last fought back on May 3, 2023 at XMMA in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He faced Saidyokub Kakhramonov in the co-main event. He unfortunately fell short, but he is ready to get back in the cage and add another win to his record. Costa is currently ranked 48th out of 966 active pro bantamweights in the United States. In Brazil, Costa is ranked 53rd out of 1170 pro bantamweights. Costa made his professional MMA debut back in August of 2015. Since his pro debut, Costa has knocked out 7 of his opponents and has submitted 5 others. Costa himself has only been knocked out once and has only been submitted twice in his professional career. We are super excited to welcome Rafael to the LCA team!

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