UFC star Paulo Costa is reported to have been questioned by police after he allegedly hit a nurse over his Covid-19 vaccination certificate in his native Brazil.The middleweight fighter is reported to have been questioned in his hometown of Contagem for allegedly hitting a nurse with his elbow over his vaccination certificate, as reported by a number of local news outlets.
The nurse who claims the UFC star hit her spoke to local radio station Itatiaia and said that the fighter attended a vaccination centre, walked around for a few minutes before then saying that he had already been vaccinated.
When the 31-year-old was asked for proof, he is said to have decided to leave the place with the nurse saying he "saw I was after him" before "he threw an elbow that hit my mouth".
According to a number of reports, Costa attempted to gain a vaccination card by telling a security guard he was already vaccinated but the nurse refused to give him the vaccination card and held him by the arm.