Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker on Saturday and became a definite UFC middleweight champion. Immediately after the fight, he immediately focused his first challenger, Paulo Costa.
“He's my friend. Adesanya said in media scrum after the battle.
By the end, Costa has already created something personal between himself and the “last style bender”. And when they fight, he does not promise only violence.
Costa said at the show (via MMA fighting) after the ESPN + battle, "If I touch his head, his body, he will feel it a lot." “I'm sure he can die in an octagon.
He can't handle it from me. You can fix him by narrowing the distance. ”
Like Adesanya, Costa holds an undefeated record and has recently won two title contenders Yoel Romero. With the skills he can bring to the table, the Brazilian fighter does not see any other competitors for the title apart from himself.
And if it is up to him, the fight will take place in his homeland.
Now there's only one thing to do. Match one fight. I oppose Israel. ” “I want to fight the whole soul. I'll take my hair off this cage. You can't believe how much I want this fight.
Costa said, “I can come here and fight, but I want to bring this fight to Brazil. “Brazil has a lot of fans and a lot of support. People there love sports so I think it would be good in big stadiums like this in Brazil. I think it's amazing. ”
Costa currently has a 13-0 win-loss slate (12 wins by strike).