Costa’s championship dreams were violently shattered when Israel Adesanya painted a masterpiece of destruction across his ...

it’s pretty much what you would expect from Strickland — including calling Costa’s mindset into question since he lost to Israel Adesanya in his lone championship opportunity at UFC 253 in ...

The Last Stylebender' had just knocked out then-undefeated Paulo Costa in the second round of their contest at UFC 253, and options for another Adesanya title defense were drying up. Jan ...

We’ve seen hundreds of MMA stars showboat over the years, from then-champion Israel Adesanya literally humping his opponent ...

Paulo Costa (left) reacts to Rodtang ... he trained in Muay Thai and jiu-jitsu. At UFC 253, he challenged Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title in a losing cause. 'The Eraser' was joined ...

Paulo Costa punches Israel Adesanya in their middleweight championship bout during UFC 253. / (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC) The Brazilian was stopped by Adesanya in the second round and also dropped his ...

Israel Adesanya was unstoppable. He had just wrecked Paulo Costa at UFC 253, making the undefeated Brazilian look completely out of his depth. With the middleweight division cleared out ...