Paulo Costa is charging full force at UFC champion Israel Adesanya . On Tuesday, middleweight contender Costa (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) took to Twitter to bash Adesanya (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC). The Brazilian fighter, who currently is sidelined with a shoulder injury, questioned Adesanya’s willingness to fight him. “Borrachinha” even went as far as to call Adesanya “afraid,” “skinny and fragile,” and a “(expletive) African.” Check out Costa’s tweet, which has since been deleted, below: In a follow-up tweet, Costa clarified that he holds nothing against the entire continent of Africa, just Adesanya. That tweet also has since been deleted. When responding to a commenter, Costa said he wanted to “kill” Adesanya.
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