Paulo Costa received a surprise visit from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) ahead of his UFC 253 title fight.<\/p>\n
On September 26, “Borrachinha” will collide against the reigning middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. The Brazilian title challenger’s ripped physique has been the target of some of Adesanya’s trash talk, as the champ accused him of being “juiced up to the f*cking gills.”<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s great for me, it\u2019s that aesthetic of it, I\u2019m this skinny person, this little frail kid that everyone looks at,\u201d Adesanya said of Costa during a pre-fight virtual media day. \u201cAnd he looks like the perfect antagonist, he\u2019s big, bulky and juiced up to the f*cking gills. He\u2019s a guy that beats everybody on the fence, so when I come out there with the Bruce Lee sh*t and f*ck him up, it\u2019s going to be \u2018oh my god wow, he beat that big muscle boy.’<\/p>\n \u201cLike the casuals are going to feed off of it, and I love that because it means more eyes, more attention and like I said, you don\u2019t have to watch my fights, but you\u2019re going to pay, and I\u2019m not talking money, I\u2019m talking you\u2019re going to pay attention.\u201d<\/p>\n USADA will answer any speculation raised by Adesanya as they made a visit to Costa’s gym in Brazil. The upcoming title challenger posted a vlog on Sunday titled, “FINALLY USADA CAME TO TEST ME!”, accompanied by a laughing face emoji. Costa was finishing a sparring session when USADA entered the facility to take a blood and urine sample.<\/p>\n \u201cIs USADA coming to Brazil?\u201d he joked. \u201cIt\u2019s the first time USADA comes. I didn\u2019t even know USADA existed in Brazil. The last test was done in Arizona.\u201d<\/p>\n The video then showed Costa handing over his sample, and a preview of him having his blood taken. Watch the full video<\/a> below:<\/p>\n