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Paulo Costa Sends a Hilarious Message To Israel Adesanya Ahead of UFC 253

Published 09/03/2020, 6:00 PM EDT

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Paulo Costa is leaving no stone unturned in sustaining the hype for his upcoming title fight against Israel Adesanya in the headliner of UFC 253.

The undefeated middleweights have already gone back and forth on each other multiple times. That said, social media banters have been one of their biggest armories. Both Adesanya and Costa have used their social media platforms to belittle the other or enhance their persona.

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While Costa has always been mocked for having a tainted relationship with the USADA, the Brazilian has grandly responded to his critics.

Paulo Costa has some answer for his critics and USADA

‘The Eraser’ has newly turned to social media, giving a  good laugh to the fight fans. He posted a picture of himself, walking off clean from an explosion.

He tagged the explosion as USADA and billed himself to be free from the anti-doping bodies’ string. In the caption, Paulo Costa wrote, “Clean as a (tree)”.

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Now, it can clearly trigger Israel Adesanya, who has been accusing Costa of in-taking steroids throughout his career. Adesanya and Costa’s physical differences have also been a matter of interest in the matchup.

Costa, who naturally weighs almost 200 lbs, boasts a gigantic physique. Meanwhile, Adesanya is comparatively leaner and slimmer.

 

Yet, when it comes to putting on a show, Adesanya and Costa are equally eminent inside the cage. Both of them are still to encounter a loss in professional MMA.

Thus, things are going to change when they collide against each other at UFC 253.

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The PPV will take place on September 26 with two title fights on the line. Adesanya and Costa will face each other in the main event.

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Meanwhile, Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz will fight each other for the vacated light heavyweight title in the co-headliner. No wonder, fight fans appear thrilled for the event, already. Excluding the title fights, UFC 253 holds several other intense matchups to look for.

The preliminary card and early prelims are still not declared officially. However, the main-card has grabbed enough attention from the world, citing a successful event for the UFC ahead.

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A senior boxing writer at EssentiallySports, Raj Sarkar is a mass media graduate who is currently pursuing his master’s degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to his current role, he has worked with the MMA team at EssentiallySports and has interviewed prominent fighters such as Ritu Phogat and 'The Red King' Rory MacDonald. He combined his bachelor's degree with his adoration for combat sports and has a combined 2000 plus bylines in MMA and boxing over the last two years.
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