Tonight’s UFC 253 event was headlined by a middleweight title fight featuring undefeated fighters Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa.<\/p>\n
The UFC’s reigning middleweight champion, Adesanya (19-0 MMA), was returning to action for the first time since defeating Yoel Romero this past March. Prior to his lackluster unanimous decision win over the Cuban, ‘Stylebender’ had earned a sensational knockout victory over Robert Whittaker at UFC 243.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Paulo Costa (13-0 MMA) was most previously in action<\/a> at UFC 241 in August of 2019 where he defeated the aforementioned Yoel Romero by way of unanimous decision. Prior to outpointing ‘The Soldier of God<\/a>‘, Costa had finished all twelve of his previous opponents, which included eleven wins by knockout.<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC 253 main event proved to be a fairly one sided contest. Israel Adesanya was able to dominate the opening round by utilizing a steady barrage of low kicks. Then in round two, ‘Stylebender’ would drop the Brazilian and finish Costa off with punches on the ground.<\/p>\n Official UFC 253 Result: Israel Adesanya def. Paulo Costa via TKO at 3:49 of Round 2<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to Adesanya defeating Costa below:<\/p>\n What\u2019s up with Izzy right tit<\/p>\n — BONY (@JonnyBones) September 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n