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Melquizael Costa, \u00ab\u00a0The Dalmatian\u00a0\u00bb : le Br\u00e9silien qui combat depuis l’enfance<\/h2>\n

L’histoire derri\u00e8re le surnom<\/h3>\n

Melquizael Costa da Concei\u00e7\u00e3o na\u00eet le 14 septembre 1996 \u00e0 Porto de Moz, une petite ville du Par\u00e1, dans l’Amazonie br\u00e9silienne. \u00c0 quatre ans, le vitiligo s’installe \u2014 cette maladie qui d\u00e9pigmente la peau par plaques. Dans sa ville, des gens confondent \u00e7a avec la l\u00e8pre. L’enfant grandit isol\u00e9, ses parents le tiennent \u00e0 l’\u00e9cart des autres. Il se couvre, il \u00e9vite. Ce n’est que bien plus tard qu’il va retourner cette cicatrice en force : son surnom, \u00ab\u00a0The Dalmatian\u00a0\u00bb, c’est lui qui l’a choisi. Il customise ses looks avant chaque combat \u2014 colorations, peintures \u2014 pour que son identit\u00e9 soit la premi\u00e8re chose que l’adversaire voit.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 13 ans, pour apprendre \u00e0 se d\u00e9fendre, il pousse la porte d’une salle. D’abord la boxe, puis le jiu-jitsu. L’entra\u00eenement devient son seul territoire s\u00fbr. Pour le financer, il vend des popsicles dans les rues. En 2013, son fr\u00e8re a\u00een\u00e9 Natanael meurt dans un accident de chantier. Costa a 17 ans. Il d\u00e9cide que maintenant, il combat pour de bon \u2014 pro depuis 2014.<\/p>\n

Construction d’un fighter complet<\/h3>\n

Costa est un produit pur de Chute Boxe, l’acad\u00e9mie qui a form\u00e9 des g\u00e9n\u00e9rations de Br\u00e9siliens capables de faire du mal partout. Sous la direction de Jo\u00e3o Emilio, il cumule une ceinture noire en JJB et une ceinture noire en Muay Thai \u2014 deux disciplines \u00e0 l’oppos\u00e9 du spectre, ce qui en fait un adversaire difficile \u00e0 cibler tactiquement. Il combat en southpaw, mesure 178 cm avec 71 pouces (180 cm) d’envergure, et sa frappe de contre est r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement r\u00e9compens\u00e9e par des finitions au premier round : 11 sur l’ensemble de sa carri\u00e8re pro.<\/p>\n

Avant l’UFC, il construit un record solide dans les circuits r\u00e9gionaux br\u00e9siliens (poids l\u00e9ger, plume, coq) et d\u00e9croche le titre des poids plumes de Predator FC au Mexique. Il passe ensuite par la Legacy Fighting Alliance avant que l’Octogone ne frappe \u00e0 sa porte.<\/p>\n

Dans l’Octogone<\/h3>\n

Son arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 l’UFC le 21 janvier 2023 (UFC 283, \u00e0 Rio de Janeiro) se passe mal : appel\u00e9 en remplacement au pied lev\u00e9 contre Thiago Mois\u00e9s en poids l\u00e9ger, il s’incline par soumission au deuxi\u00e8me round. Il rebondit d\u00e8s juillet 2023 avec une victoire en d\u00e9cision contre Austin Lingo, puis subit un TKO face \u00e0 Steve Garcia en d\u00e9cembre 2023 \u2014 une correction qui l’oblige \u00e0 se remettre en question.<\/p>\n

La vraie mont\u00e9e commence en 2024-2025. Victoire par soumission contre Shayilan Nuerdanbieke en juin 2024, puis une guillotine au premier round sur Andr\u00e9 Fili en f\u00e9vrier 2025 \u2014 un combat qu’il avait failli ne jamais accepter : quelques semaines plus t\u00f4t, en crise d’anxi\u00e9t\u00e9 face \u00e0 des difficult\u00e9s financi\u00e8res et un contrat UFC suspendu, il avait s\u00e9rieusement envisag\u00e9 de bosser pour Uber. Il signe finalement, et Fili regrette. En mai 2025, sa victoire en d\u00e9cision contre Julian Erosa lui vaut un bonus Fight of the Night.<\/p>\n

Le pic de la s\u00e9quence arrive le 13 d\u00e9cembre 2025 : KO au premier round contre le Fran\u00e7ais Morgan Charri\u00e8re (UFC on ESPN 73). Deux mois plus tard, le 21 f\u00e9vrier 2026, TKO contre Dan Ige \u2014 Performance of the Night bonus. Son record UFC grimpe \u00e0 7-2 pour son entr\u00e9e dans le top 15.<\/p>\n

Le 16 mai 2026, pour son premier combat en t\u00eate d’affiche, il affronte Arnold Allen. D\u00e9faite en d\u00e9cision unanime. Costa repart avec une le\u00e7on et un classement #13 des poids plumes UFC \u2014 loin d’\u00eatre fini dans cette division.<\/p>\n

Au-del\u00e0 du combat<\/h3>\n

Mari\u00e9 \u00e0 Cintia Larissa, p\u00e8re de deux enfants, Costa utilise sa visibilit\u00e9 UFC pour parler du vitiligo et de la discrimination que subissent les enfants porteurs de la maladie. Son histoire n’est pas un argument marketing : c’est ce qui l’a construit.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> Wikipedia (EN)<\/a>, UFC.com<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Melquizael \u00ab\u00a0The Dalmatian\u00a0\u00bb Costa, poids plume br\u00e9silien UFC #13, 26 victoires pro, v\u00e9t\u00e9ran Chute Boxe avec ceintures noires JJB et Muay Thai. Une carri\u00e8re b\u00e2tie depuis Porto de Moz, Par\u00e1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102600,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104176","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMelquizael Costa - Biographie MMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Biographie compl\u00e8te de Melquizael Costa\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/melquizael-costa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Melquizael Costa - Biographie MMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Biographie compl\u00e8te de Melquizael Costa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/melquizael-costa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grizzliz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Grizzliz\/61585516850193\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-20T17:57:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2583.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"254\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/melquizael-costa\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/melquizael-costa\/\",\"name\":\"Melquizael Costa - 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