Costa, 30, is scheduled to fight Marvin Vettori in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Oct. 23. It will mark his first appearance since he suffered the first setback of his career, a second-round knockout loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi.Aug 13, 2021
Adesanya led all contracted paydays, pocketing $500,000. His opponent, Marvin Vettori, was the second-highest paid, and he took home $350,000. Trailing the headliners in the payouts was Nate Diaz, who took home a disclosed purse of $250,000 in his loss to Leon Edwards, who made $220,000.Jun 21, 2021
Middleweight Israel Adesanya/Division
Marvin Vettori UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defeated title challenger Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision Saturday at UFC 263 in Glendale, Arizona’s Gila River Arena. Adesanya won the fight 50-45 on all three judges’ scorecards.Jun 13, 2021
They fought each other in September 2020, and Adesanya dominated Costa before knocking him out in the second round. Israel Adesanya will again defend his middleweight title at UFC 263 against Marvin Vettori this Saturday. Meanwhile, Paulo Costa is without a fight.Jun 10, 2021
Nigeria-born UFC champion Israel Adesanya don retain im middleweight title afta e defeat Marvin Vettori for UFC 263. Adesanya defeat Vettori through unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) afta Round 5.Jun 13, 2021
Paulo Costa finally had his shot at the middleweight crown in September, but came up short against Israel Adesanya in Abu Dhabi, suffering his first MMA loss via second-round TKO at UFC 253. “Maybe I could have used more in the Adesanya fight, but many things happened before that fight,” Costa said.Nov 4, 2020
But with Costa’s latest excuse for the loss, Adesanya did take the time to offer some words of advice to his fallen foe. “I’ll tell you one thing, an advice I’ll give someone like Paulo in this situation: humble yourself,” Adesanya said. “Accept the fact that the skinny clown whooped your ass.Mar 3, 2021
