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Paulo Costa has finally revealed what happened before his UFC 253 fight against Israel Adesanya.<\/p>\n

Leading into the event, it was a highly-anticipated bout and one many were torn on who would win<\/a>. Yet, Adesanya made it look easy as he TKO’d Costa in the second round and immediately the Brazilian called for a rematch as he claimed something happened before the fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although he wouldn’t say what exactly happened, he did a Livestream on his YouTube channel<\/a> where he revealed he had a leg injury and should’ve postponed the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe I could have used more in the Adesanya fight, but many things happened before that fight,\u201d Costa said (via MMAFighting<\/a>). \u201cI don\u2019t like to talk because it might sound as excuse, but I had no sleep, my leg was totally impaired, and I shouldn\u2019t have fought, I should have postponed it for the next weekend or more.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw\u00a0what happened with Patricky (Freire), who fights for Bellator \u2014 and has the same coach, Eric Albarracin \u2014, and his team did the right thing,” he continued. “He didn\u2019t wake up well, had labyrinthitis on the day of the fight, feeling dizzy, (so) he doesn\u2019t have to fight. We\u2019re in such a high level that you don\u2019t have to fight if you don\u2019t feel well. It was our mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paulo Costa is still hoping a rematch will happen but is turning his attention to Robert Whittaker<\/a>. Regardless, the Brazilian makes it clear he wants a rematch with the champ when he is fully healthy.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s an agile fighter, fast, but doesn\u2019t convince me. He didn\u2019t convince me,\u201d Costa said of Adesanya. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to say, I lost to him and won\u2019t be right. I can say whatever I want and I won\u2019t be right, it will sound salty, but, in reality, he doesn\u2019t convince me. I can fight him 10 times and all 10 times will be different.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you make of Paulo Costa saying he fought Israel Adesanya with an injured leg and should’ve postponed the fight?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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