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Paulo Costa breaks silence on loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 253, vows to win UFC belt ‘whether you like it or not’

Paulo Costa is not going anywhere.

“Borrachinha” took on social media Monday to address his second-round TKO loss to UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 253, which went down Saturday night on Fight Island, and assured he’s still pursuing the 185-pound belt.

“I’m relaxed because I know what I can do here in this division,” Costa said in English in a brief Instagram stories video. “I will still (fight at) 185 to fight him again. I will fight him again sooner and he knows. I will bring back with all my weapons, ok?