UFC 253: Israel Adesanya carves Paulo Costa up, and then asks ‘who’s next?’
- Nigerian-Kiwi middleweight champion stays unbeaten at 20-0 and makes light work of challenger
- “I had to make you all remember. I had to remind the world why we the best,’ says Adesanya
Just how good is Israel Adesanya?
Truth is we still don’t really know after Adesanya messed with Paulo Costa‘s mind (and front leg) in the first round and then he messed him up completely in the second to retain his world middleweight crown at UFC 253.
The Nigerian-Kiwi just keeps getting better, and his desire to be known among the greats of the game is coming to fruition – in real time.
“Y’all must have forgot,” Adesanya claimed afterwards, referencing the great boxer Roy Jones Jnr. “Y’all must have forgot because of the last fight. ‘Oh, he’s so boring. Blah, blah, blah.’ But trust me. I had to make you all remember. I had to remind the world why we the best.”
If anyone who still doubted that – after Adesanya had defended the belt in a lacklustre bout against Cuban-American Yoel Romero back in March – they should officially stand corrected.