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Paulo Costa turned the UFC 332 title shuffle into a direct complaint about the light heavyweight division, arguing that the promotion should apply the same injury standard to Carlos Ulberg that changed the women’s flyweight title picture. Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong was set for the vacant flyweight belt at UFC 332, and Costa immediately pushed for an interim 205-pound belt. Costa wrote that Valentina Shevchenko’s title situation should not be treated differently from Ulberg’s absence. Carlos Ulberg had already put his UFC return in an early-2027 window after knee surgery, but Costa says the UFC rejected the interim-title route when he volunteered himself for it. UFC stripped Valentina out From her Belt due injury. Also Carlos ulber is injured and MAYBE fight second semester 2027 . Put the LHW interim belt in line and I WILL COME TO SAVE THE LHW DIVISION ! UFC REFUSED TO PUT LWH INTERIM BELT IN LINE . Why? Idont know . Costa Targets UFC’s Ranking Logic The argument did not stop at Ulberg. Costa also questioned why Alex Pereira remains positioned in two divisions after moving to heavyweight and losing there, with Josh Hokit becoming part of the comparison. Costa has been discussed as a stronger light heavyweight fit since UFC 327, and he is now tying that 205-pound move to a broader rankings complaint. YEAH ITS REALLY inconvenient; the UFC doesn’t have a consistent standard of behavior or set of rules – they use double standards all the time. Another thing is, why on earth is Alex still ranked at Light Heavyweight after fighting and losing at Heavyweight? And why is he ranked 4th at Heavyweight without a single win there – ahead of Josh (Hokit)? Costa’s timing matters because the UFC is already rearranging a pay-per-view around an injured champion at 125 pounds. His own request would create a temporary belt at 205 while Ulberg recovers, but it would also put a fighter with one fight left on his UFC deal into a title position. That is the business pressure underneath the complaint. Costa wants the belt picture opened while Ulberg is out, Pereira’s ranking keeps him near the top of two lists, and Hokit has become a reference point for how the UFC is ordering its heavyweight contenders.