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Israel Adesanya isn’t interested in a “Fight of the Year” contender against Paulo Costa. Adesanya is scheduled to meet Costa in the main event of UFC 253 on Sept. 26. “The Last Stylebender” will put his UFC middleweight ch…
Israel Adesanya isn’t interested in a “Fight of the Year” contender against Paulo Costa. Adesanya is scheduled to meet Costa in the main event of UFC 253 on Sept. 26. “The Last Stylebender” will put his UFC middleweight championship on the line. These two have been involved in a war of words over the past […]
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Luke Rockhold believes there’s a good chance we’ll see a new middleweight champion next month in Paulo Costa. Costa takes on Israel Adesanya in a highly-anticipated middleweight title grudge match set to headline UFC 253. Although the initial date was September 19, there are now plans to move it back a week for September 26. […]
Luke Rockhold believes there’s a good chance we’ll see a new middleweight champion next month in Paulo Costa.
Costa takes on Israel Adesanya in a highly-anticipated middleweight title grudge match set to headline UFC 253. Although the initial date was September 19, there are now plans to move it back a week for September 26.
It’s a unique title fight taking place between two undefeated fighters and while Adesanya is the betting favorite, Rockhold believes Costa has more than enough in his game to dethrone the current middleweight king.
“I think he could easily do that,” Rockhold told Submission Radio of Costa defeating Adesanya. “You have the bull and you have the matador, and Israel needs to use his length to get the f*ck away.
“That dude, Paulo Costa, he just comes forward, comes forward with everything he’s got.”
That said, Adesanya is still the champion and coming off wins over Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero.
Boasting some of the best footwork and distance management in the sport today, if anyone can defeat Costa, it is him.
“But Adesanya, he moves real well, he evades well and he tags well,” Rockhold added. “So, you never know. Everybody can be hurt.”
Rockhold, meanwhile, is targeting a return to the division and a few wins could see him get right back into the middleweight title picture.
Do you agree with Rockhold’s assessment of the fight?
Jared Cannonier is aiming for an alternate spot in case something goes awry with Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa. Cannonier is on tap to face former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker on the UFC 254 card on Oct. 24. One month prior, a title bou…
Jared Cannonier is aiming for an alternate spot in case something goes awry with Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa. Cannonier is on tap to face former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker on the UFC 254 card on Oct. 24. One month prior, a title bout between middleweight champion Adesanya and Costa is likely to take […]
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Paulo Costa thinks the UFC may be best served booking a title eliminator between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier. Costa is expected to challenge UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 253 on Sept. 12. UFC president Dana White insists the…
Paulo Costa thinks the UFC may be best served booking a title eliminator between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier. Costa is expected to challenge UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 253 on Sept. 12. UFC president Dana White insists the title bout isn’t official yet despite a report from Combate. While the UFC boss […]
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Unlike other rivalries, don’t expect Paulo Costa and Israel Adesanya to make up after their fight is over. Costa is set to challenge Adesanya for his middleweight title in the UFC 253 headliner which takes place September 19, though a location is still not confirmed as of yet. It promises to be a heated but […]
Unlike other rivalries, don’t expect Paulo Costa and Israel Adesanya to make up after their fight is over.
Costa is set to challenge Adesanya for his middleweight title in the UFC 253 headliner which takes place September 19, though a location is still not confirmed as of yet.
It promises to be a heated but exciting affair with both fighters clearly not a fan of the other. And that was only further reiterated in a recent interview where Costa claimed he would not shake Adesanya’s hand after the fight even if he emerged victorious.
“Even after I knock him out, I will not shake his hand,” Costa told MMA Junkie. “It will be wild. It will be savage. … I believe in the second round (I will knock him out) because he will run a lot in the first round.”
Another reason the fight is so highly-anticipated is because it will be a rare title fight between two undefeated fighters.
Barring an unlikely draw, one of the pair will lose their undefeated record and Costa is confident he will be the one whose record remains perfect — especially given his abilities and style going up against Adesanya.
“I will not be staying and waiting for him,” Costa said. “I know he can run a lot, and that’s what he wants to do, what he usually does. I won’t wait like [Yoel] Romero did. I will hunt him inside the cage and close the distance and land my shots to his body and his face. … Don’t go so fast like [Robert] Whittaker and don’t go slow like Romero. Make a balance. I think I am very different from both guys because I can pressure him every minute for the 25 minutes.
“I can keep the pressure very, very aggressive against him. I can push him at all times, and I have a lot of power in my hands, on my bones in my hands and kicks. Against him, I just need one shot to finish the fight.”
Do you think Costa comes out on top against Adesanya?
Paulo Costa wants to be relentless against Israel Adesanya. Costa is expected to challenge Adesanya for the UFC middleweight championship on Sept. 12 at UFC 253. It would be Costa’s first opportunity at UFC gold and the second time Adesanya puts …
Paulo Costa wants to be relentless against Israel Adesanya. Costa is expected to challenge Adesanya for the UFC middleweight championship on Sept. 12 at UFC 253. It would be Costa’s first opportunity at UFC gold and the second time Adesanya puts his 185-pound title on the line. UFC president Dana White says the event will […]
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