Former undisputed UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has replied to his former opponent and division rival, Paulo Costa on social media in a single day – reminding the Brazilian of their 2020 title showdown in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Adesanya, a former undisputed UFC middleweight champion and the present #1 ranked division challenger, returns to the Octagon subsequent weekend atop a UFC 287 pay-per-view card in Miami, Florida.
Taking headlining honors, Adesanya rematches lately minted division greatest, Alex Pereira in an undisputed title combat – having dropped the crown to the Brazilian again in November at Madison Sq. Backyard in a fifth spherical standing TKO loss.
As for Costa, the Belo Horizonte native lately confirmed he had agreed phrases on a brand new, four-fight cope with the Dana White-led group, together with his consultant touting the Brazilian because the best-paid fighter from the area because of his new contract.
Paulo Costa pokes enjoyable of Israel Adesanya on social media
Poking at Nigerian-Kiwi striker, Adesanya on social media forward of his championship rematch with Pereira subsequent month, Costa joked that the previous champion had been pressured to withdraw from his title rematch at UFC 287.
“Breaking NEWS!” Paulo Costa tweeted. “(Israel) Adesanya is out [of] UFC 287! #Injured.”
In response to the Brazilian, Adesanya pressured the #5 ranked challenger to replicate on their 2020 title combat on ‘Combat Island’ – the place Costa suffered his first skilled loss in combined martial arts, courtesy of a second spherical TKO.
“Lol, my cl*t can be greater than your d*ck,” Israel Adesanya tweeted. “You keep in mind…”
Returning to the winner’s enclosure again in August of final 12 months on the principle card of UFC 278, Costa managed to defeat former middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold in a unanimous choice triumph in Salt Lake Metropolis.
