ABU DHABI – The talk between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa is heating up going into their UFC 253 title fight. Though neither man has really gotten the opportunity to show of their ground game in the UFC, an argument sparked up when Costa (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) was asked if his jiu-jitsu background could be the difference in his fight against middleweight champion Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) on Saturday. “Before becoming a striker, I was a grappler,” Costa told reporters, including MMA Junkie, during Thursday’s UFC 253 press conference
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Video: Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa verbally spar at UFC 253 press conference – MMA Junkie