“It was very strange” – Dana White disappointed with Paulo Costa’s performance

UFC boss Dana White was not really impressed with Paulo Costa’s performance against Israel Adesanya at UFC 253. By promoting it as the biggest fight of the year, White and all UFC fans were hoping the fight would reach 25. complete. away, at least the fans expected an all-out war between the middleweight gladiators. However, it was an uneven victory for Israel Adesanya, who defended his title by knocking out Paulo Costa in the second round.

That said, White believes he did not fight naturally and was thoroughly critical of his performance in the press conference following the UFC 253 event. According to White, Adesanya ripped Costa apart, to rule out the possibility of the Brazilian dominating the fight. It’s no wonder that many Brazilian fans are depressed.

Dana White has harsh criticism of Paulo Costa

Now, Costa is no longer an undefeated professional fighter, but he could have kept his record clean tonight. All he had to do was fight like he did against Yoel Romero. At least, that’s what the UFC president believes.

However, Costa’s recent performance against Adesanya was completely different. She offered no significant offense on her part. Instead, ‘Borrachinha’ fell prey to Adesanya’s punches throughout the fight.

Speaking of which, White said: It was weird, I mean, if you look at all the other fights Costa has had, he goes out and chases people like they owed him money and I think he only landed one punch in the fight.

White added, “He (Costa) didn’t try to grab onto the fence, he didn’t try to push, he kept coming back to the center of the octagon. Very rare”

Amid all the criticism and backlash, ‘The Eraser’ will have a chance to regain its dominance. It was just one fight, and Costa remains one of the best middleweights on the UFC roster. While his recent performance wasn’t appealing, the Brazilian could look even more deadly in his next fight. A couple more wins can put him back in the mix of middleweight titles. That said, we cannot rule out the possibility of a reunion between Costa and Adesanya.