{"id":356444,"date":"2020-07-18T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=356444"},"modified":"2020-07-18T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T23:00:31","slug":"paulo-costa-reacts-after-securing-title-shot-against-israel-adesanya-at-ufc-253","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/paulo-costa-reacts-after-securing-title-shot-against-israel-adesanya-at-ufc-253\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulo Costa reacts after securing title shot against Israel Adesanya at UFC 253"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paulo Costa will get his first opportunity to fight for UFC gold when he squares off with middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 253.<\/p>\n

Following an initial report from Combate, BJPENN.com confirmed<\/a> with sources that Costa will in fact square off with Adesanya at the September 19 pay-per-view event.<\/p>\n

Paulo Costa (13-0 MMA) was most recently seen in action at last August’s UFC 241 event, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over former title challenger Yoel Romero.<\/p>\n

It was initially thought that Costa would be the next man to challenge Adesanya following his victory over The Cuban, however, a bicep injury forced the Brazilian to be put on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

With that, Israel Adesanya wound up fighting Romero at UFC 248, a fight which ‘Stylebender’ wound up winning by way of decision.<\/p>\n

September’s Costa vs. Adesanya bout is arguably the biggest fight in middleweight history, pitting two undefeated fighters in their prime against one another.<\/p>\n

\"Israel<\/p>\n

Paulo Costa possesses unbelievable knockout power, with twelve of his thirteen career victories coming by form of stoppage (11 KO’s, 1 Submission).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Israel Adesanya has proven himself as one of the most dangerous strikers in the UFC. ‘Stylebender’ has amazing precision, which he uses to swiftly dismantle his opponents.<\/p>\n

There has already been a ton of trash-talk between Costa and Adesanya leading up to September’s highly anticipated showdown.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian slugger had previously vowed to “kill<\/a>” Adesanya when they finally meet inside of the cage.<\/p>\n

Despite Costa’s threats of violence, Adesanya has also promised his fans a finish when he squares off with ‘The Eraser’ at UFC 253.<\/p>\n

This evening, Paulo Costa took to Twitter<\/a> where he reacted to the news that his long awaited title fight with Israel Adesanya had finally been made official.<\/p>\n

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The fight is on folks!
In September I ll bring the Show up<\/p>\n

— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) July 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n