{"id":361006,"date":"2020-09-10T22:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T05:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=361006"},"modified":"2020-09-10T22:07:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T05:07:33","slug":"israel-adesanya-addresses-video-of-paulo-costa-beating-up-a-fake-stylebender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/israel-adesanya-addresses-video-of-paulo-costa-beating-up-a-fake-stylebender\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Adesanya addresses video of Paulo Costa beating up a fake ‘Stylebender’"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has addressed the recent video released by his soon to be opponent Paulo Costa.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week the undefeated Brazilian took to social media where he shared a video<\/a> of him beating up a ‘Stylebender’ impersonator.<\/p>\n

For Adesanya (19-0 MMA), the video only assists in proving his theory that he is already inside the head of ‘The Eraser<\/a>‘ ahead of UFC 253.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t really bother me,\u201d Adesanya said on Thursday during a virtual media day in support of the middleweight title fight (via MMAFighting<\/a>). \u201cHe can make any kind of tapes that he wants to make. I\u2019m just going to keep doing me, like I always have.\u201d<\/p>\n

There has been no shortage of trash talk between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa prior to their highly anticipated collision on September 26<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian in Costa has gone as far to say that he plans on “killing” Adesanya when they finally meet in the Octagon.<\/p>\n

The war of words has not interfered with the champions preparation for the fight, in fact, he claims it is all part of his plan to erase Costa.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just enjoying poking the bear as he wallows away in his own f*cking piece of sh*t,\u201d Adesanya said. \u201cLet him do him, and I\u2019m going to keep doing me. I\u2019m not bothered.\u201d<\/p>\n

While ‘Stylebender’ is willing to acknowledge that Paulo Costa is dangerous, he claims that the Brazilian is not even close to the best striker he has faced.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven in kickboxing, he\u2019s not one of the best,\u201d Costa said. \u201cI\u2019ve faced way better strikers. That\u2019s not even close. He\u2019s definitely not the best fighter. I think [Anderson] Silva is a better striker than him, [Robert] Whittaker is a different striker than him, but can be better.”<\/p>\n

Israel Adesanya continued:<\/p>\n

“Yeah, he\u2019s not the best striker I\u2019ve fought, but he\u2019s dangerous, though. That\u2019s one thing you have to remember. But he has to remember, so am I.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who are you picking to win this month’s UFC 253 pay-per-view headliner between undefeated middleweights Paulo Costa and Israel Adesanya? Share your predictions in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPENN.com on September 10, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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