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Paulo Costa: With Usain Bolt sidelined, Israel Adesanya is now ‘No. 1 fastest runner in the world’

Paulo Costa has a good feeling he knows Israel Adesanya’s strategy ahead of their fight at UFC 253.

The highly anticipated middleweight title fight that will headline the upcoming pay-per-view will feature a pair of undefeated fighters whose disdain for each other has only grown in the months leading up to their eventual clash.

The war of words has only ratcheted up as the anticipation for the event continues to grow.

While Adesanya has lobbed performance-enhancing drug accusations at the Brazilian, Costa countered by pointing at the champion’s recent outing against Yoel Romero as further proof that he’s not truly coming to fight on Sept.