NEW YORK – With Paulo Costa injured, the UFC is apparently looking at a new opponent to challenge middleweight champion Israel Adesanya . Allow Jorge Masvidal to sell you on why that challenger should be his good friend and teammate Yoel Romero . According to “Gamebred,” who meets Nate Diaz on Saturday in the UFC 244 main event, he shared a moment with Adesanya (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) at a nightclub not long ago and “The Last Stylebender” said something about Romero (13-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) that earned his complete and full respect. Watch the video above as Masvidal unveils how that conversation went down.
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How Israel Adesanya earned Jorge Masvidal’s utmost respect at a nightclub – MMA Junkie