Both undefeated, the former Glory kickboxing fighter and Ufc Mw champ Israel Adesanya entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 19-0-0 (74% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Paulo Henrique Borrachinha Costa, has an official record of 13-0-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts Adesanya has won over Kelvin Gastelum (Kelvin Gastelum vs Israel Adesanya), Robert Whittaker (Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya) and Yoel Romero (Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero) while the Brazilian has beat Johny Hendricks (Johny Hendricks vs Paulo Costa), Uriah Hall (Uriah Hall vs Paulo Costa) and Yoel Romero (Yoel Romero vs Paulo Costa). Costa vs Adesanya, main event of the Ufc 253, is valid for the UFC middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Date: 2020-09-27
Where: Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Division: middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg)
Title: UFC Middleweight Championship
UFC 253 fight card (main fights):
Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa
Dominick Reyes vs Jan Blachowicz
Kai Kara France vs Brandon Royval
Zubaira Tukhugov vs Hakeem Dawodu
Diego Sanchez vs Jake Matthews
Adesanya’s next fight: Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya
Costa’s next fight: Paulo Costa vs Marvin Vettori
Adesanya vs Costa Fight Video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKKBA3UCCXs
Official video
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I don t understand why fighter like Costa or Romero that should be stronger on the ground never try to take down Adesanya….they should learn from khabib…