Defeated UFC middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa has sworn revenge in opposition to Israel Adesanya after seeing footage of his rival ‘air-humping’ him within the cage and taunting his coach instantly after his win.
Straight following Adesanya’s second-round TKO win, the ‘Final Stylebender’ initially celebrated with the X-rated gesture in the direction of his opponent, earlier than buying and selling insults with Costa’s teaching workforce and making a vulgar gesture together with his fingers.
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The incident was apparently missed by Costa on the time however with the smoke now cleared and the Brazilian having the chance to assessment footage from the primary defeat of his skilled profession, it was clear that he was none too pleased together with his opponent’s antics.
Taking to Instagram on Monday night, ‘Borrachinha’ swore to actual revenge on Adesanya for what he calls his “disgusting motion” after the battle.
“I come right here to speak in regards to the motion that the human trash did after the battle. I didn’t see after I was there within the cage, however I noticed now,” Costa, who’s sporting seen injury on his proper eyebrow, mentioned within the transient video clip.
“I disapprove, 100 %. To me that is mortal now. No one will can me…
“I need my rematch,” he continued. “And you understand, I’m [going to] look forward to you, one thing occurred earlier than the battle, I’m not [making] excuse right here to my individuals, my followers, however I shall be 100% to battle him and make him could.
“That’s my phrases. Save my phrases.”
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Each Adesanya and Costa initially appeared conciliatory within the cage after the battle, with each males exchanging phrases and a handshake within the moments after the competition.
This additionally got here after an unusually calm change between each once they crossed paths within the fighter lodge in Abu Dhabi days out from the battle, though tempers did flare on the ultimate staredown.
Nonetheless, if the dangerous blood between the 2 appeared to have been vanquished within the moments after the battle, that now appears to be previously following Costa’s livid response to Adesanya’s post-fight antics.