Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will put his UFC strap on the line when he faces Paulo Costa in the headliner of UFC 253 on September 26.
That said, their relationship has been tainted throughout. Since the buildup of the fight, both middleweights have verbally lashed out at each other. However, it was all business.
Outside the octagon, Adesanya and Costa have been respectful. They recently met each other before their main-event fight. The latest interaction has left a lot of fight fans stunned, but “it is what it is.” No rivalry and pure respect outside the UFC cage.
A video on Instagram shows Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa interacting. In less than a week, they will fight each other for the world title. However, their latest meeting did not showcase that heat.
Instead, they shared a good laugh. Meanwhile, Adesanya didn’t fail to reminisce about their size differences. As he is famously called the ‘skinny’ guy in UFC, middleweight king Adesanya flaunted the nickname in fashion.
