Nigerian-born UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has scoffed at Paulo Costa for claiming he lost he world title clash last month due to an injury.
The Brazilian was finished in the second round at UFC 253 as the Last Stybender successful defended his belt for the second time.
Reflecting on the defeat on social media, Costa, 31, initially said that he had an issue during the build-up to their contest and in a recent post, he revealed why he suffered his first defeat inside the octagon.
The 29-year-old said: “I’m obsessed (with) training And Adesanya, stop sending some friendly messages to me.
“I don’t want to be your friend. I want to kill you. I Want to kill you. A lot of bad things happen before our fight.
“But I’m not here to excuse, I’m here to say to you, next time will be different.”
Adesanya in response to the Brazillian’s excuse said that Costa will be obsessed with him forever.
“Sounds like excuses to me,” Adesanya, 29, said as he shared Costa’s clip on Instagram.
“Lol I tried to be nice low key, in case he was suicidal.
“Paulo you haven’t even accepted that fact that you got schooled by the skinny guy who you kept trying to pick on.
“Now I’m a bully, but at least I’m nice. Your fragile ego cannot fathom how this “Skinny Clown” was able to beat you so easily.
“Humble yourself and learn from this so you might grow as a person. Train all you want, you’ll never ever beat me.
“I own your mind now cuz (sic) you’ll be obsessed with me forever, like my ex. Say all you want bout me… Doesn’t matter, still smeshed (sic)!!”
