Top-ranked UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa is furious that Israel Adesanya will be defending his middleweight title against Yoel Romero at UFC 248, as he feels ‘The Last Stylebender’ should have sat out and waited till ‘Borrachinha’ returns to the cage in June.
It looks like Costa is taking out his frustration in the training room, as UFC president Dana White said the Brazilian is working out in the gym like he’s got a title fight coming up.
Costa is currently recovering from surgery, however, and White urged the heavy kitting knockout artist to ‘slow down’ to avoid causing any more damage to his arm and further jeopardise his proposed title fight against Adesanya.