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UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has a very simple strategy for his UFC 253 title defense against Paulo Costa: hit him until he falls.<\/p>\n

Adesanya was asked about his plans for the fight, which headlines the September 26th UFC 253 card, in an interview with SCMP MMA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPunch him in the face \u2013 as many times as possible,\u201d the 31-year-old Nigerian-Kiwi said. \u201cAnd kick him as well\u2014until he falls down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leading into their fight, Adesanya and Costa have traded plenty in the way of trash talk<\/a>, yet Adesanya says he doesn’t feel any legitimate animosity towards his opponent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t feel anything personal in this fight,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know the guy from a bar of soap so why would I take anything he has to say even with a grain of salt.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t fight it. You just have to accept the situation at hand and roll with it. You take control of the situation sometimes as well but mostly you just accept it and roll with it. It is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luckily, Adesanya doesn’t need to harbor a grudge against his foes to be motivated. He says the stakes of the matchup are more than enough to push him through his training camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just understand what\u2019s at stake and that\u2019s motivation enough,\u201d he said. \u201c[The trash talk] is all a little bit amusing but I don\u2019t dwell too much on it. It\u2019s all part of fighting. Ever since we were kids if people don\u2019t like each other they talk s*** and eventually they duke it out. But while they\u2019re talking s*** it\u2019s all part of it. It\u2019s all part of fighting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know what to watch for with him. Other people have let the moment take over. But I\u2019ve been in those moments many times in many fighting codes, so there will be nothing new.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the midst of his UFC 253 training camp, Adesanya says he’s feeling in the best shape of his life. Considering the performances he’s put forth over the course of his kickboxing and MMA careers, that certainly seems to foreshadow an impressive performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the best I felt, definitely,\u201d he said. \u201cMy body has already been changing these past three weeks. Now we\u2019re just waiting for the call. In hindsight the experience [of the lockdown] has been good for all of us. We were just living the martial arts lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think Israel Adesanya will come out on top in his imminent fight with Paulo Costa?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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