Israel Adesanya kept the middleweight belt in stylish and dominant fashion at UFC 253. In only two rounds, the ‘Last Stylebender’ picked Paulo Costa apart and scored a masterful TKO victory in the second round. On Twitter, pro fighters praised his performane.
I feel like someone gets outclassed not sure who yet
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) September 27, 2020
Here we go main event time, @stylebender vs @BorrachinhaMMA I’m so pumped. The champ making the walk, I mean Adesanya just looks and feels like the man. He has made the leap. Dude is a star!!!!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 27, 2020
Btw Adesanya forgot his sport bra
— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) September 27, 2020
Israel looks like he has got some swelling in his right tittie! #UFC253
— Ian Heinisch (@ianheinischmma) September 27, 2020
What’s going on with Adesanya’s right pectoral? #UFC253
— Sean O'Connell (@realOCsports) September 27, 2020
What’s up with Izzy right tit
— BONY (@JonnyBones) September 27, 2020
Izzy looking like the World class striker he really is right now!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) September 27, 2020
Everybody bleeds, everybody feels pain ! Israel picking him off #UFC253
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) September 27, 2020
Beautiful round for Izzy
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) September 27, 2020
Broken Native vs Eraser. Incredible skillsets. Someone's 0 has got to go! #UFC253 @ufc @espn @danawhite
— KEN SHAMROCK (@ShamrockKen) September 27, 2020
Man Costa playing everything off but he really has to figure out how to cut off Izzy.
— “Young Superstar” (@Benaskren) September 27, 2020
Adesanya doing well keeping the fighting kicking range. Costa needs to close the distance some how to punching range. #UFC253
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) September 27, 2020
Getting picked apart #UFC253
— Edmen Shahbazyan (@edmenshahbazyan) September 27, 2020
It’s not illegal to check leg kicks #UFC
— éS (@EricSpicely) September 27, 2020
Damn he folded like a lawn chair #UFC253
— Drakkar Klose (@drakkarklose) September 27, 2020
@stylebender too easy! Another level!
— Krzysztof Soszynski (@KSOSufc) September 27, 2020
That's chess vs checkers!!!!#UFC253 #UFCFightIsland
— Jamahal Hill UFC (@JamahalH) September 27, 2020
Made it look easy. Amazing @stylebender
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) September 27, 2020
This is crazy to see Izzy just styling’ in the octagon right now! And on Paulo Costa?! Only 2 RDs but these were the RDs Costa needed to land big damage going into the later RDs #UFC253
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 27, 2020
That was kind of anti climactic lol. Absolute clinic from the champ #UFC253
— Mike Trizano (@TheLoneWolfMMA) September 27, 2020
Make it look easy again. Damn that boys good @stylebender
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) September 27, 2020
The @stylebender makes it look easy. Masterclass by the champ. Levels. #UFC253
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) September 27, 2020
That was the best performance I have ever seen in a mixed martial arts fight. Holy moly. @stylebender
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) September 27, 2020
Adesanya has incredible awareness. Beautiful work from the champ! #ufc253
— Jake Ellenberger (@EllenbergerMMA) September 27, 2020
@stylebender is the fucking man!!! #ufc253
— Julio Arce (@JArceTSMMA) September 27, 2020
So different level! Congrats Adesanya #ufc253
— Thiago Marreta (@TMarretaMMA) September 27, 2020
Damn that was pure perfection!!
— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouse) September 27, 2020
Hey Costa, fuck off
— BONY (@JonnyBones) September 27, 2020
Did Costa do anything in the fight? He just stood there looking at izzy.
— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) September 27, 2020
@stylebender is on another level!!!! This dude made it look easy. Congratulations king!!!! pic.twitter.com/gHK39Ytw01
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 27, 2020
Congratulations Champ @stylebender
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) September 27, 2020
Flawless victory
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 27, 2020
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