{"id":348305,"date":"2020-04-29T06:20:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T13:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=348305"},"modified":"2020-04-29T06:20:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T13:20:11","slug":"israel-adesanya-wants-mortal-kombat-style-title-fight-with-paulo-costa-at-ufc-fight-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/israel-adesanya-wants-mortal-kombat-style-title-fight-with-paulo-costa-at-ufc-fight-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Adesanya wants Mortal Kombat-style title fight with Paulo Costa at UFC Fight Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel Adesanya is ready to confront Paulo Costa, Mortal Kombat-style, on the UFC’s much discussed Fight Island.<\/p>\n

The UFC has had to put multiple fight cards on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. This has given Paulo Costa the time to heal from surgery and prepare for an anticipated middleweight title fight with Adesanya.<\/p>\n

Now, UFC president Dana White is planning on holding events involving international fighters on a private island. New Zealand’s Adesanya and Brazil’s Costa could well end up competing there.<\/p>\n

If it happens, Adesanya predicts a cinematic showdown<\/a> straight out of a video game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like Fight Island. The movie, like the cinema I have in my head \u2013 because I\u2019m the protagonist, right, and Costa would be the antagonist in the end of this movie,” Adesanya told MMA Junkie.<\/a> “And to finish it off on Fight Island, that just seems like some \u2018Mortal Kombat\u2019 type of (expletive). It\u2019s just like, you couldn\u2019t have scripted it any better,\u201d<\/p>\n

Israel Adesanya’s first title defence was a lacklustre affair against Yoel Romero. The champ intends on making up for it against Costa.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will be surprised how I\u2019m going to walk this guy down at a certain point in this fight, how he\u2019ll be the one taking a backward step,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s finishing \u2013 I\u2019m knocking him out. That\u2019s how I feel. It\u2019s kill or be killed. Don\u2019t get me wrong \u2013 like, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to catch me, and if he does, he\u2019ll be quite surprised at my durability because a lot of people forget.”<\/p>\n

Paulo Costa is yet to experience defeat in the UFC Octagon. Just like Adesanya, his last Octagon appearance was a competitive victory against Yoel Romero. The middleweight champion remains unfazed by his rival’s impeccable record and plans on feeding Costa his first taste of defeat<\/p>\n

\u201cThey say, \u2018Oh, he was scared of Romero\u2019s power.\u2019 It\u2019s like, do you know how many (expletives) I\u2019ve fought in this game \u2013 not just in MMA, but in kickboxing? Everyone has power, but there are levels to this power (expletive).\u201d<\/p>\n

Would you be interested in seeing Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa collide on Fight Island? If so, who do you think wins?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/28\/2020. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Israel Adesanya is ready to confront Paulo Costa, Mortal Kombat-style, on the UFC’s much discussed Fight Island. The UFC has had to put multiple fight cards on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. This has given Paulo Costa the time to heal from surgery and prepare for an anticipated middleweight title fight with Adesanya. 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