{"id":360670,"date":"2020-09-07T08:45:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T15:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=360670"},"modified":"2020-09-07T08:45:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T15:45:42","slug":"video-paulo-costa-chases-down-beats-up-israel-adesanya-impersonator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-paulo-costa-chases-down-beats-up-israel-adesanya-impersonator\/","title":{"rendered":"Video | Paulo Costa chases down, beats up Israel Adesanya impersonator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paulo Costa has brought in a tall, rangy Muay Thai specialist to help him prepare for his upcoming fight with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.<\/p>\n<p>While this will no doubt be a fruitful move in terms of preparation for the fight, which headlines the UFC 253 card on September 26, it&#8217;s also provided an opportunity for a bit of fun in the gym.<\/p>\n<p>Costa recently shared an entertaining skit to his official YouTube channel. In this video, he chases down and beats up his sparring partner, who impersonates Adesanya down to the smallest details like his flamboyant walkouts and pink hair.<\/p>\n<p>See it below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! | CORRA PELA SUA VIDA!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YNgf_2yrvwk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Paulo Costa has made no secret of the fact that he believes Israel Adesanya will be on his back foot when they fight at UFC 253.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2aQ4Ew\">\u201cI really think he has good skills,\u201d Costa recently <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/israel-adesanya-criticizes-dumb-paulo-costa-brazilian-fires-back\/\">told<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2020\/8\/21\/21395825\/video-israel-adesanya-shut-down-by-brazilian-abs-during-sportscenter-shouting-match-paulo-costa-mma\">ESPN<\/a>. \u201cHis best skill is running away \u2013 avoid the fight. He\u2019s very good at that \u2013 very good when he wants to do that. I tried to ask him why he just stood when he faced [Yoel] Romero. The only thing more disturbing than his hair was his fight against Romero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adesanya, of course, has not been afraid to fire back at Costa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s dumb,\u201d Adesanya told ESPN of Costa. \u201cHe\u2019s dumb and he walks forward and he throws shots. That\u2019s what makes it really exciting, and that\u2019s what I\u2019m looking forward to. I\u2019m looking forward to this big, inflated ignoramus, running up on me, trying to throw shots as I keep moving and sticking him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike I said, he\u2019s dumb,&#8221; Adesanya said, doubling down on his critiques of Costa. &#8220;But that\u2019s what makes him dangerous, as well, because he\u2019s not scared to walk forward and just throw, and he\u2019s strong. But the same thing happens when they step in the cage with me. When they see me, they feel me. 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