Paulo Costa has a genuine disdain for Israel Adesanya and regardless of how their UFC 253 title fight unfolds, he has no intention of making peace. After being on a collision course for more than two years, Costa (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) finally gets his chance to put hands on Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) when he challenges for the middleweight title in the Sept. 19 pay-per-view headliner, which still does not have an announced location. There have been many personal words spoken since the pair landed on each other’s radar, and the result is some bad blood heading into the matchup.
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