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Israel Adesanya made it look easy against Paulo Costa at UFC 253. On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the finish.
Israel Adesanya kept the middleweight belt in stylish and dominant fashion at UFC 253. In only two rounds, the ‘Last Stylebender’ picked Paulo Costa apart and scored a masterful TKO victory in the second round. On Twitter, pro fighters praised his performane.
I feel like someone gets outclassed not sure who yet
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) September 27, 2020
Here we go main event time, @stylebender vs @BorrachinhaMMA I’m so pumped. The champ making the walk, I mean Adesanya just looks and feels like the man. He has made the leap. Dude is a star!!!!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 27, 2020
Btw Adesanya forgot his sport bra
— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) September 27, 2020
Israel looks like he has got some swelling in his right tittie! #UFC253
— Ian Heinisch (@ianheinischmma) September 27, 2020
What’s going on with Adesanya’s right pectoral? #UFC253
— Sean O’Connell (@realOCsports) September 27, 2020
What’s up with Izzy right tit
— BONY (@JonnyBones) September 27, 2020
Izzy looking like the World class striker he really is right now!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) September 27, 2020
Everybody bleeds, everybody feels pain ! Israel picking him off #UFC253
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) September 27, 2020
Beautiful round for Izzy
— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) September 27, 2020
Broken Native vs Eraser. Incredible skillsets. Someone’s 0 has got to go! #UFC253 @ufc @espn @danawhite
— KEN SHAMROCK (@ShamrockKen) September 27, 2020
Man Costa playing everything off but he really has to figure out how to cut off Izzy.
— “Young Superstar” (@Benaskren) September 27, 2020
Adesanya doing well keeping the fighting kicking range. Costa needs to close the distance some how to punching range. #UFC253
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) September 27, 2020
Getting picked apart #UFC253
— Edmen Shahbazyan (@edmenshahbazyan) September 27, 2020
It’s not illegal to check leg kicks #UFC
— éS (@EricSpicely) September 27, 2020
Damn he folded like a lawn chair #UFC253
— Drakkar Klose (@drakkarklose) September 27, 2020
@stylebender too easy! Another level!
— Krzysztof Soszynski (@KSOSufc) September 27, 2020
That’s chess vs checkers!!!!#UFC253 #UFCFightIsland
— Jamahal Hill UFC (@JamahalH) September 27, 2020
Made it look easy. Amazing @stylebender
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) September 27, 2020
This is crazy to see Izzy just styling’ in the octagon right now! And on Paulo Costa?! Only 2 RDs but these were the RDs Costa needed to land big damage going into the later RDs #UFC253
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 27, 2020
That was kind of anti climactic lol. Absolute clinic from the champ #UFC253
— Mike Trizano (@TheLoneWolfMMA) September 27, 2020
Make it look easy again. Damn that boys good @stylebender
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) September 27, 2020
The @stylebender makes it look easy. Masterclass by the champ. Levels. #UFC253
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 27, 2020
That was the best performance I have ever seen in a mixed martial arts fight. Holy moly. @stylebender
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) September 27, 2020
Adesanya has incredible awareness. Beautiful work from the champ! #ufc253
— Jake Ellenberger (@EllenbergerMMA) September 27, 2020
@stylebender is the fucking man!!! #ufc253
— Julio Arce (@JArceTSMMA) September 27, 2020
So different level! Congrats Adesanya #ufc253
— Thiago Marreta (@TMarretaMMA) September 27, 2020
Damn that was pure perfection!!
— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouse) September 27, 2020
Hey Costa, fuck off
— BONY (@JonnyBones) September 27, 2020
Did Costa do anything in the fight? He just stood there looking at izzy.
— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) September 27, 2020
@stylebender is on another level!!!! This dude made it look easy. Congratulations king!!!! pic.twitter.com/gHK39Ytw01
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 27, 2020
Congratulations Champ @stylebender
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) September 27, 2020
Flawless victory
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 27, 2020