5 footballers who could have been great in MMA!

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#2 Diego Costa

Diego Costa is notorious for getting into fights on the pitch

The Premier League’s leading scorer Diego Costa surely isn’t one to back down from a fight. In fact, he enjoys starting them.

The Chelsea forward came to England with a very long rap sheet and hasn’t shown any signs of relenting since signing for the Blues in 2014. Costa is on fire for both club and country this season and has scored six goals from seven league appearances, as well as three for Spain in recent World Cup qualifying action.

Standing at 6 ft 2 in and weighing in at just 178 pounds, Costa isn’t really what one would consider a towering figure. Yet his fiery character and knack for getting into scuffles would make him a perfect candidate.

He claims to have been fighting in the streets of Brazil from the days of his youth and doesn’t know any other way. WIth his instincts, the pugnacious Brazilian could have very well been a success in MMA had he chosen it over football!

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