The highly anticipated middleweight showdown between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa now has a date.
Following an initial report from Combate, sources told MMA Fighting that this UFC grudge match is set for UFC 253 on September 19th in Las Vegas. Costa surely excited fans further with this tweet.
The fight is on folks!
In September I ll bring the Show up— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) July 18, 2020Adesanya (19-0) won the 185 lbs belt with an emphatic TKO of Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 last October.