Move over Dengue Fever.* Paulo Costa has an explanation for what happened in his loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 253: a lot of wine.
No, it wasn’t all the subtle movement from Adesanya masking whether or was shifting between offense or defense, or his jab, or Costa’s inability to attack laterally. Nope. It was wine. That’s according to Costa himself (transcription via MMA Fighting).
“I was kind of drunk [when] I fought, maybe, on hangover. I couldn’t sleep because of the [leg] cramps. Keep in mind that the fight happens at 9 a.