Israel Adesanya
At one point a fiery costa even unbuttoned his shirt to show off what he has touted as a superior physique.
Israel adesanya. Israel adesanya unapologetic for ufc 248 performance 1 related the trash talking started early with costa mocking adesanya s thin frame and what he believes to be a lack of power. Paulo henrique costa with official sherdog mixed martial arts stats photos videos and more for the middleweight fighter. Israel adesanya the division s champion and challenger paulo costa fired pointed barbs during a satellite interview with michael eaves on sportscenter.
Israel adesanya born 22 july 1989 is a nigerian born new zealand based professional mixed martial artist he has also competed in kickboxing and boxing. As a mixed martial artist he is currently signed to the ultimate fighting championship ufc where he is the ufc middleweight champion in kickboxing he is the former glory middleweight contender winner and king in the ring two time. 26 headliner at ufc 253 which is expected to take place at yas island in abu dhabi ufc middleweight champion adesanya and costa were featured on espn s sportscenter in a heated but entertaining exchange that had both fighters.
Israel adesanya breaking news and and highlights for ufc 253 fight vs. Latest on israel adesanya including news stats videos highlights and more on espn. The ufc middleweight champion israel adesanya made his octagon debut only two years ago at ufc 221 in melbourne before beginning his rapid rise.
Las vegas dana white thinks the ufc 253 headliner will be 2020 s best fight. Israel adesanya and paulo costa continue to trade barbs ahead of their highly anticipated middleweight title clash. The two fiery rivals step into the cage for ufc 253 on september 26 where kiwi.
Ufc middleweight champ israel adesanya says living training full time at auckland gym reminds of his days fighting in china all i had in my mind was the pursuit of greatness. Ufc middleweight champion israel adesanya 19 0 mma 8 0 ufc will defend his title against paulo costa 13 0 mma 5 0 ufc on sept.