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Undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-0 MMA) continues to torment Paulo Costa following their clash at UFC 253.<\/p>\n

‘Stylebender’ and ‘The Eraser’ collided in the headliner of last month’s UFC 253 pay-per-view event on Fight Island. While many were expecting the contest to result in a “fight of the year” performance, that did not prove to be the case.<\/p>\n

Instead, Israel Adesanya did what he promised and that was make things “look easy<\/a>” in his bout with the previously undefeated Brazilian. The Nigerian-born fighter ultimately walked away with a second round TKO<\/a> victory.<\/p>\n

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Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite winning his bout with Costa in convincing fashion, Adesanya has continued to torment ‘The Eraser<\/a>‘ on social media.<\/p>\n

That could be due to how Paulo Costa has handled his first career defeat<\/a>, and the fact that the Brazilian has insinuated that “something happened<\/a>” just prior to their battle at UFC 253.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday Israel Adesanya once again added fuel to his burning rivalry with Paulo Costa sharing the following message on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/stylebender\/status\/1316239915948990464<\/p>\n

“Happy Hump Day! In this game you must assert your dominance as the alpha male dog. +100” –<\/em> Adesanya captioned a video of him dry humping Costa.<\/p>\n

While ‘Stylebender’ still has some potential new challenges at middleweight like Jared Cannonier, he has already wiped out the majority of the divisions top contenders.<\/p>\n

Israel Adesanya currently holds UFC wins over perennial middleweight contenders Marvin Vettori<\/a>, Derek Brunson, Anderson Silva, Kelvin Gastelum, Robert Whittaker, Yoel Romero and now of course the aforementioned Paulo Costa.<\/p>\n

The promotions reigning middleweight champion, Adesanya, has recently flirted with the idea<\/a> of moving up in weight to challenge newly crowned 205lbs champion Jan Blachowicz. However, nothing has been made official as of this time.<\/p>\n

Are you surprised that Israel Adesanya continues to torment Paulo Costa following his decisive victory over the Brazilian at UFC 253? Share your thoughts in the comments section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPENN.com on October 14, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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