'Where are the haters?': Israel Adesanya stuns UFC with 'masterful' moment
New Zealand UFC star Israel Adesanya has stunned fans with a near perfect performance against the undefeated Paulo Costa for the middleweight championship at UFC 253.
Adesanya and Costa entered the fight with bad blood between them after months of trash talk, but only one man delivered on his promise.
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Adesanya left no one in doubt that he is the best in the middleweight division after picking apart the hitherto undefeated hulking fighter with ease.
‘The Last Stylebender’ landed a head kick against Costa, before following it up with a counter punch that floored the Brazilian.
Adesanya mounted Costa and finished the fight, which sent social media into meltdown over one of the most “impressive UFC performances ever”.
TOO EASY.
Israel Adesanya defeats Paulo Costa! #UFC253
(via @UFC)pic.twitter.com/dKZbyV6UkF— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) September 27, 2020
TOO EASY.
👑 @Stylebender is the undefeated king of the middleweights.
[ #UFC253 | #InAbuDhabi | @VisitAbuDhabi ] pic.twitter.com/lz5C9DsDN7— UFC (@ufc) September 27, 2020
MASTERFUL striking by Adesanya in this fight. He chopped Costa tf down. I'm very comfortable saying that he is the best striker in the UFC. Much respect. #AndStill #UFC253
— тony (@TeeJayLew) September 27, 2020
Israel Adeysanya TKOs Paulo Costa in the second round, what a technical performance by the middleweight champ 🏆👊
Thank you @ufc for another amazing event. #UFC253 #UFCFightIsland #MMATwitter #MMA— MMAdissect (@mmadissect) September 27, 2020
Damnnnnn not that we didn’t already know but @stylebender is a BEAST!!! Gonna be champ for a long time #UFC253 @ufc
— Travis Barker (@travisbarker) September 27, 2020
2nd round @ufc review:
Adesanya reminding everyone of what real athleticism looks like.
Good night.— Dr Disrespect (@drdisrespect) September 27, 2020
Time To Chop!! @ufc ✊🏿🇳🇬 #UFC253
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) September 27, 2020
That's how you chop a tree down. In boxing we say kill the body and head will follow, in UFC destroy the legs and the body will crumble. @stylebender #UFC253 #UFCFightIsland
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) September 27, 2020
Put some respect on his name. That may be the most impressive ufc performance ever @stylebender
— Lost Kings (@wearelostkings) September 27, 2020
Israel Adesanya wins via second round TKO.
Outclassed him. Never in doubt.
Where are all the haters now?— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 27, 2020
Adesanya is the real deal! #UFC
— Roberto Serrano (@RS_Smoove) September 27, 2020
@ufc #UFC253 go on Israel show the world 👊🏽
— zayn (@zaynmalik) September 27, 2020
UFC world stunned after debutant’s knockout
UFC debutant Ludovit Klein has made an incredible statement after knocking out New Zealander Shane Young with a vicious head kick combo.
Klein missed weight by four pounds on Friday and was a late replacement after Nate Landwehr pulled out of the fight at UFC 253.
But the Slovakian was entering the UFC with a seven-fight win streak.
WHAT A COMBO FROM LUDOVIT KLEIN 🤯😱 #UFC253#InAbuDhabi @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/R6HoAV1nts
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) September 27, 2020
And he showed why some were predicting an upset after putting away Young in absolutely devastating fashion.
Only a few minutes into the fight, Klein wobbled Young with a ‘gnarly’ head kick.
He then followed it up with a rapid right uppercut and a left hook that knocked Young out.
