‘The Eraser’ spoke about the whole situation that led to his downfall at UFC 253. The chain of events took place the week of the fight in Abu Dhabi where Paulo Costa arrived, prior to his fight.
Paulo Costa has since admitted to have treated himself to a whole bottle of wine the night before the middleweight title fight with Adesanya. He pointed to it after the fight as a potential reason why he didn’t perform up to expectation. Adesanya was dominant in the contest, picking at Costa from range using his kicks before finishing the fight in the second round with a well-timed left hook that felled the Brazilian.
According to Costa, the time of the fight affected his regime and his mindset the most. He explained how he had the urge to train a day after weighing in when his body was dehydrated. The dehydration and overtraining then led to cramps that eventually restricted the 30 year old middleweight contender from sleeping before the fight.
Talking to Brett Okamoto of ESPN MMA, Costa said:
Costa continued:
Paulo Costa then exclaimed humorously that it’d be in his best interest to fight Adesanya sober whenever the opportunity for the rematch arises:
Watch Paulo Costa’s full interview with ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto below:
Paulo Costa will fight Marvin Vettori on October 23
‘The Eraser’ will fight fellow strong contender Marvin Vettori and has vowed to finish the Italian early in the fight. The fight will signify the Brazilian’s return to the octagon and a potential road back to the title.
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