Eugene Bareman knows Paulo Costa is a dangerous opponent, but thinks he’ll have a hard time keeping up with Israel Adesanya . Bareman’s star student, UFC middleweight champion Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), will look to notch his second title defense when he faces Costa (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in the main event of UFC 253, which takes place Sept. 26 at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Costa’s no-fear, walk-forward style has posed plenty of problems for his opponents to date, with the Brazilian registering 12 finishes from his 13 career victories. While Bareman acknowledges the threat he brings, he doesn’t think Costa has the stand-up tools to hang with Adesanya.
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