Israel Adesanya wouldn’t guarantee anything Saturday night, but it seems pretty safe to say that his first title defense will come against Paulo Costa.
Adesanya, who defeated Robert Whittaker in the UFC 243 main event to become the new UFC middleweight champion, said after his win that he’s looking forward to getting his hands on “The Eraser.”
“He’s my b-tch,” Adesanya said at the post-fight press conference. “I want to make him my b-tch.”
Adesanya said he plans to talk to his coaches before committing to a date for his next fight, but he came out of the Whittaker fight rather unscathed.