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The rivalry between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa has taken another bizarre turn. Adesanya and Costa first faced off in 2020, with the then-middleweight champion defending his title in the main event of UFC 253, scoring a TKO over “Borrachinha&…
The rivalry between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa has taken another bizarre turn. Adesanya and Costa first faced off in 2020, with the then-middleweight champion defending his title in the main event of UFC 253, scoring a TKO over “Borrachinha” in the second round. However, in the time since then, their rivalry has only continued,…
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Jan Blachowicz says he’s no longer intrigued by the thought of a fight against Jon Jones. Blachowicz was expected to challenge Jones for his light heavyweight title sometime in the summer of last year, after the former knocked out Corey Anderson in the first round last February. However, it was not meant to be, as […]
Jan Blachowicz says he’s no longer intrigued by the thought of a fight against Jon Jones.
Blachowicz was expected to challenge Jones for his light heavyweight title sometime in the summer of last year, after the former knocked out Corey Anderson in the first round last February. However, it was not meant to be, as Jones would instead relinquish his title in the hopes of moving up to the heavyweight division – a move that never came to fruition.
Instead, Blachowicz would face Dominick Reyes for the vacant title at UFC 253. he would once again prove victorious, this time earning a second-round stoppage to take his place atop the light heavyweight throne. Blachowicz would then pick up his first defense of his title against Israel Adesanya at UFC 259.
Still, the possibly of a fight against Jones has loomed large during his reign, with some feeling he hasn’t truly earned the title until he defeats the former champion. Blachowicz, however, said that while he once entertained the idea of welcoming Jones back to the octagon, the fight si one that no longer draws his interest (h/t MMA Fighting).
“I think Jon Jones, this conversation is over. It’s not making sense to talk about him anymore. I don’t know. Maybe he don’t fight anymore, anywhere at heavyweight or light heavyweight, I don’t think so. I don’t know what he’ll do. I forgot about him. You remind me about Jon Jones right now,” Blachowicz said.
“A half year ago, it would be a different way — ‘I have to beat him, I’ll find him somewhere and beat him.’ Like I said before but right now I don’t care about him. If he comes back, OK. If not, who cares.”
For now, Blachowicz will shift all his focus into the challenge ahead of him. He meets former title challenger Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC 267 on October 30.
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UFC Hall-of-Famer Michael Bisping, has criticized Paulo Costa for making excuses after his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya back at UFC 253. Leading into their fight back in September of last year, Paulo Costa was completely dismissive of the middlewei…
UFC Hall-of-Famer Michael Bisping, has criticized Paulo Costa for making excuses after his knockout loss to Israel Adesanya back at UFC 253. Leading into their fight back in September of last year, Paulo Costa was completely dismissive of the middleweight champion’s ability, insisting he was going to knock him out. But, after suffering defeat in […]
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Israel Adesanya believes homophobia played a major role as to why so many people were angry over his UFC 253 celebration. After Adesanya TKO’d Costa to defend his belt, he humped the Brazilian as he got off him which caused Costa to be very mad a…
Israel Adesanya believes homophobia played a major role as to why so many people were angry over his UFC 253 celebration. After Adesanya TKO’d Costa to defend his belt, he humped the Brazilian as he got off him which caused Costa to be very mad at it after he saw what happened. For the middleweight […]
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City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman has rubbished the steroid accusations headed towards Israel Adesanya. Adesanya successfully defended his middleweight title following an impressive second-round TKO win over Paulo Costa at UFC 253 last month. Among the many notable things that happened on the night, many observers noted how Adesanya’s right pectoral muscle was saggy […]
City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman has rubbished the steroid accusations headed towards Israel Adesanya.
Adesanya successfully defended his middleweight title following an impressive second-round TKO win over Paulo Costa at UFC 253 last month. Among the many notable things that happened on the night, many observers noted how Adesanya’s right pectoral muscle was saggy during the fight.
That led to speculation of gynecomastia and later, accusations of steroid use from many on social media. Adesanya and his team are still currently unsure of what actually happened as they await test results. But when it comes to accusations of steroid use? They could only laugh it off.
“I mean, in typical Kiwi fashion we just kinda laughed it off,” Bareman told Submission Radio. “Just cause we’re like so confident and we know that nothing could be further from the truth. So, like, when something is so outlandish, it kind of becomes funny. Cause, it’s just so outlandish it kind of takes on this comedy-type feel.
“So, I found it kind of funny. But it’s outrageous. I think it’s just outrageous. To be pretty honest, we’ve just laughed it off.”
While there is always a chance of Adesanya taking a tainted supplement, even that has a low probability according to Bareman given how careful the team is in addition to the ethics and morals that they have.
“Just because of the ethics and morals that we have. Like, it’s just – I mean, not withstanding something maybe accidentally – and the chances of that are like slim to none as well because we’re so good at using the right approved supplements and stuff, like, it’s just never been a part of our ethics and morals at the gym,” Bareman said.
“In fact, like you said, we’ve been very outspoken against it. Like, it’s even funny that we’re even talking about it, because you said there’s an issue because obviously physically he has that anomaly on his chest, but for us, it kind of isn’t an issue. It’s just like, let’s just find out what that is and move on, and who’s the next fight.”
As for when the results will come, Bareman expects to receive them soon.
“I might get the results probably tomorrow, cause I think it’s Sunday over in America,” Bareman added. “The UFC has our bloods. The UFC has our… I think we did an MRI or ultrasound or one or the other, or both. We have those results to send to our physicians. The UFC has them as well.
“We just need to get to the bottom of what exactly it is, whether it’s low testosterone, whether it’s some other abnormality in the chest. We just have to get to the bottom of it, and we’re trying to, and we will have that in the next coming days, I think.”
What do you make of the whole issue?
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 253! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: Israel Adesanya moves up to #3 after his dominant showcase over Paulo Costa at UFC 253. Also moving up are Dustin Poirier (#7), Petr Yan (#10)…
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 253! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound for Pound: Israel Adesanya moves up to #3 after his dominant showcase over Paulo Costa at UFC 253. Also moving up are Dustin Poirier (#7), Petr Yan (#10), and Deiveson Figueiredo (#12). Dropping one spot on the list […]
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