Paulo Costa couldn’t allow Israel Adesanya to go unchecked for his questionable remark during Friday’s UFC 248 press conference. Ahead of Adesanya’s scheduled middleweight title defense against Yoel Romero on March 7 in Las Vegas, the champion participated in a satellite Q&A session with his counterpart in front of fans and media. Much of it was typical pre-fight talk, but one answer in particular raised eyebrows. Adesanya (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), a Nigerian-born New Zealander, said he would make Romero “crumble like the Twin Towers,” a reference to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, which killed nearly 3,000 people.
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Paulo Costa lashes out at Israel Adesanya for making 9/11 reference in trash talk – MMA Junkie