Israel Adesanya is looking to make up for his lackluster decision win over Yoel Romero at UFC 248 with a highlight reel knockout of Paulo Costa at UFC 253 next month.
Many pundits are already hailing the bout ‘Fight of the Year’ but, the way Adesanya sees it, he will be looking to earn ‘Shutdown of the Year’ after he wipes the floor with ‘Borrachinha’ in what ‘The Last Stylebender’ feels will be his most his most spectacular performance to date.
“This is perfect,” Adesanya said of the Costa matchup (h/t MMA Fighting’s Damon Martin).