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Paulo Costa calls Israel Adesanya rivalry ‘much bigger than’ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen

UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa is eager to put on a legendary performance when he meets the division’s champion, Israel Adesanya.

According to ‘Borrachinha,’ his rivalry against the ‘Last Stylebender’ has the potential to be the biggest one in the weight class’s history.

In an interview with Ag Fight, Costa said that his bad blood with Adesanya will raise the bar even above the one Anderson Silva had with former title challenger Chael Sonnen. That is because Paulo believes both himself and Israel are willing to go above and beyond in their trash talk, unlike Silva, who never really fired back to Chael’s taunts.