On Saturday, Brazilian news outlet Combate broke the news about the supposed finalization of the middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa at UFC 253. The challenger also confirmed the news via Twitter.
The fight is on folks!
In September I ll bring the Show up— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) July 18, 2020Dana White was asked about it during the UFC Fight Island 2 post-event scrum, and the UFC president was both surprised and slightly upset with what he’d just heard.