BY Remi Sulola
Israel Adesanya, Nigerian-born New Zealand based professional mixed martial artist, will defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title against Brazil’s Paulo Costa on September 26.
Adesanya, who is fondly called “Last Stylebender”, is expected to face the undefeated Brazilian at an undisclosed venue for the pay-per-view (PPV) event.
The fight, which was initially scheduled to take place on September 19, has now been shifted to 26, as announced by the UFC.
The 31-year-old fighter has rapidly become one of UFC’s biggest stars since making his debut back in 2018.
He has since then recorded an undefeated Octagon 8-0 with three title fight wins, three finishes, and six post-fight bonuses.
He is ranked number four in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound ranking as at May 24, 2020.
Costa, on the other hand, has won his first five fights inside of the Octagon, including wins over the likes of Yoel Romero, Uriah Hall, and Johny Hendricks.
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