The UFC Middleweight King Israel Adesanya is set to face the toughest opponent of his career, Paulo Costa, at UFC 253 on September 26. Considering the beef between these two, the stylistic match-up & the intimidating records possessed by both these fighters, the fight is expected to be an absolute blinder. The UFC President Dana White believes Adesanya vs Costa will be the biggest fight of the year. Adesanya never misses a chance to get into his opponent's head, but with Costa, the rivalry seems to be on another level. Adesanya took a dig at Costa by posting on his instagram handle. View this post on Instagram #UFC253 No matter how much you fill up a balloon... He’s likely still gonna get popped! 💉🎈📌 A post shared by Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) on Aug 18, 2020 at 4:47pm Adesanya exhibits a professional MMA record of 19 wins (14 knockouts) & 0 losses. He is the only champion along with the Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to stay undefea...
no copyright infringement intended With a unanimous decision win over Daniel Cormier in UFC 252, Stipe Miocic broke ties by winning the trilogy fight. This takes his professional MMA record to 20 wins (15 knockouts) & 3 losses. He set a staggering record of most title defenses (4) in the UFC heavyweight division. He also leveled scores with Randy Couture for the most UFC title fight wins (6). "The only reason I'm happy to cement my legacy is to show my daughter that hard work pays off," said Miocic. Miocic is now among the finest Heavyweights in the UFC alongside Tim Sylvia, Cain Velasquez, Randy Couture & Andrei Arlovski. He holds the record of nine fight-bonus awards, the most in the heavyweight division. Furthermore, he was accoladed with UFC Fight Honors Comeback of the Year in 2019 for his victory against Daniel Cormier. The heavyweight king has now won eight of his past nine bouts, of which the only loss came from Cormier via TKO. He has beaten the likes...