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We’ve identified Paulo Costa‘s wine. UFC middleweight Paulo Costa “Borrachinha” claims that in his last fight, a championship loss to Israel Adesanya, he may have had too much red wine the night before and was hungover for their fight. In an uncovered September 2020 YouTube video, Paulo Costa rev...
‘Borrachinha’, Paulo Costa challenged for the middleweight title at UFC 253. Unfortunately for him, it certainly didn’t go to plan. Dominated throughout the whole bout, his opponent, Israel Adesanya proved that on the day, he was the better fighter. Handing Costa his first professional loss, Ades...
The Safety Bubble – Fight Island Recap The fabric of the world has been torn apart by the pandemic that is — COVID-19. From the start, President of the UFC, Dana White adamantly maintained fights would continue as per usual. After the dramatic shutdown of Las Vegas, White found it necessary to lo...
The UFC made their return to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi on Saturday with an action-packed UFC 253. Two title fights topped the card as Israel Adesanya looked to defend his middleweight title in the main event. Standing in his way was undefeated knockout artist Paulo Costa. Plus, the vacant light h...
‘The Last Stylebender’ Israel Adesanya made his UFC 253 main event bout look easy. It took the champ just under two rounds to finish the number one contender Paulo Costa. Adesanya utilized leg kicks to keep the Brazilian at bay for the first round, which led to a nasty striking combination in rou...
MMASucka provides you with UFC 253 results as two titles will be on the line. First, in the main event, Israel Adesanya puts his title on the line against the undefeated Paulo Costa. Plus, a new champion will be crowned at light heavyweight after Jon Jones vacated the title. Facing off for the va...
Who are the MMASucka staff picking to win on the main card of UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa?
We’ve got the UFC 253 weigh-in results. UFC 253 is tomorrow night on Fight Island and the MMA world is abuzz about the middleweight title fight between champion Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa. The entire main card of the event is pretty fun, but the main event has everyone interested. Before the...
The UFC returns to fight island this weekend with an objectively phenomenal card. In the main event of the evening, Israel Adesanya takes on Paulo Costa in what is one of the most heavily anticipated bouts of 2020. Although the fights guarantee fireworks, smart betting will be required due to a l...
Ahead of the much anticipated UFC 253 card this Saturday, bantamweight Sijara Eubanks attended media day and aired her views on Colby Covington‘s recent comments. Unless you’ve been living under a rock since last weekend, you’ll know two things. Firstly, Covington dominated Tyron Woodley in their...
Back to the beaches, UFC returns to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Championship gold is on the line twice in one night. But first, a razor-close pick’em fight between Hakeem Dawodu and Zubaira Tukhugov is on deck. Also, bantamweight contenders, Sijara Eubanks and Ketlen Viera will help get the night star...
Following four successful shows spanning from July 12th – 26th, the UFC returns to Fight Island on September 27th. With two PPV events and three-fight nights scheduled there are plenty of fights to look forward to. We preview the upcoming main events and give a nod to those fights to look forward...
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has announced that he is vacating his UFC light heavyweight title. The two-time UFC light heavyweight champion announced the news on Twitter Tuesday afternoon saying, “I confirm that I’m vacating the light heavyweight championship”. Jon Jones won t...
Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley have both verbally agreed to a fight in September. The bout is tentatively scheduled for September 19 at UFC 253. Isreal Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa is currently the headlining fight on that card. Colby Covington (15-2) was on a seven-fight winning streak until he w...
The UFC has its headliner for their September pay-per-view card. It was reported by Combate Israel Adesanya will defend his undisputed middleweight belt against Paulo Costa at UFC 253. The fight will be the first UFC title match between two undefeated male fighters since Rashad Evans fought Lyoto...