{"id":361771,"date":"2020-09-20T10:31:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T17:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=361771"},"modified":"2020-09-20T10:31:20","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T17:31:20","slug":"video-israel-adesanya-paulo-costa-meet-on-fight-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-israel-adesanya-paulo-costa-meet-on-fight-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Video | Israel Adesanya, Paulo Costa meet on Fight Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and rival Paulo Costa met each other on Fight Island before their fight next weekend at UFC 253.<\/p>\n

Adesanya and Costa finally meet in the main event of UFC 253 on Fight Island<\/a>. It’s one of the biggest fights of the year on paper and UFC president Dana White has even said it’s his personal choice for 2020 “Fight of the Year.” Adesanya and Costa do not like each other and this should be the ultimate grudge match between the two men.<\/p>\n

Ahead of their fight, Adesanya and Costa both arrived at Abu Dhabi early to get acclimated. They actually ran into each other on Fight Island and Costa’s manager Wallid Ismail<\/a> shared a video of the surprisingly respectful encounter on Instagram.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Wallid Ismail (@wallidjfc)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n