Alessandro Costa frequently trained body shot that finished Stewart Nicoll

Alessandro Costa ’s latest win wasn’t by a fluke shot. Costa took on Stewart Nicoll in a flyweight clash at UFC Fight Night 272 in Las Vegas. “Nono” invested in Nicoll’s body throughout the fight, chipping away at the sides.

Costa finally loaded up and landed a crushing shot to Nicoll’s liver, folding him with seconds left in the second round. Costa revealed that he practices the fight-ending liver shot every day in training. The 30-year-old also couldn’t help a little “I told you so” call to his coach in Brazil.

Costa was looking to maintain the distance against Nicoll, who was trying to crowd him. Costa planned to patiently wait for the perfect shot, which paid off. Not By Chance “I train that every day,” Nicoll said in a post-fight interview with the UFC.

“I just called my coach and I told him, ‘I told you remember. ’ I train that every day, so it’s like my shot now… I was looking for some space. He was very tough in that fight.