Paulo Costa thinks Israel Adesanya has adopted a ‘loser’s mentality’ ahead of their highly anticipated middleweight title bout at UFC 253 next month.
The two have been at each other’s throats for months, but tensions recently escalated when ‘The Last Stylebender’ warned ‘Borrachinha’ about a possible ‘gang versus gang’ situation if the undefeated middleweight contender tries any funny business during fight week.
Costa laughed off Adesanya’s comments and said the middleweight champ’s behaviour is a sign that he’s deeply uncomfortable and nervous ahead of UFC 253.
“He’s acting like someone that’s been bothered, someone that’s uncomfortable,” Costa told MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz in a recent interview.