Former champ anticipates Strickland wins by decision due to Costa's inactivity. Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who has previously faced both Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa ...

Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa will finally lock horns inside the octagon in the main event of UFC 253 for the undisputed UFC Middleweight Championship. As we buildup towards one of the most ...

Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa spent months trading verbal shots, but when it came time to step into the Octagon at UFC 253, the only meaningful blows that landed were those of middleweight ...

While UFC president Dana White did not blame middleweight champion Israel Adesanya ... s UFC 248 bout between Adesanya and Yoel Romero, No. 2 ranked contender Paulo Costa found the champion ...

Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa are set to take on each other to get back in the win column and move closer to a title shot in the UFC. Former champion Israel Adesanya is in heavy favor of ...

Because I just watched Israel Adesanya dismantle a far bigger, substantially stronger and considerably more lantern-jawed opponent in Paulo Costa in the main event of Saturday's UFC 253.

FIGHT ISLAND — Paulo Costa is "already dead" and so the UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya should move on to a super-fight with Jon Jones, who would be the perfect foil, former UFC ...

Paulo Costa demanded a rematch with Israel Adesanya on Monday – two days after he lost by technical knockout in the second round at UFC 253 in a UFC Middleweight Championship fight. After ...

Israel Adesanya is well aware of Paulo Costa's shenanigans and in the lead-up to UFC 253, 'The Last Stylebender' will be bringing his "gang" to Abu Dhabi, just in case Costa tries to jump the ...

Much of the build-up to Israel Adesanya's long-awaited showdown with Paulo Costa has centred around the topic of doping. Although many have focused solely on the fascinating stylistic match-up ...

While I’ve been impressed by what I’ve seen coming out of Costa’s training footage, I guess I need to see him pull it off in real time. Israel Adesanya by TKO, round 3.

Paulo Costa wants to mess with Israel Adesanya’s mind in the lead-up to their much-anticipated middleweight title fight at UFC 253, now confirmed for UFC Fight Island. Then, once the cage door ...