Israel Adesanya & Paulo Costa Keep It Respectful Before UFC 253

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa are set to clash this Saturday Night in the main event of UFC 253.

Both champion and challenger bumped into each other on Fight Island, where the event is being held, and it was a respectful meeting between the two fighters.

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Wallid Ismail, who is Costa’s manager, provided video of the meeting on Instagram:

 

 

 

 

 

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Warriors only fight in the cage, they may have a personal problem, but they will solve everything in the octagon---------- os Guerreiros so lutam no cage, podem se odiar, mais vao resolver tudo no Octagono 26 de setembro AO VIVO no @canalcombate

A post shared by Wallid Ismail (@wallidjfc) on Sep 20, 2020 at 1:53am PDT

The fighters did take a few friendly shots at each other before separating and going their separate ways.

UFC 253 takes place on Saturday, September 26 from Fight Island in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi with Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.

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