{"id":376464,"date":"2025-12-30T03:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T03:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/376464\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T03:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T03:39:07","slug":"israel-adesanya-names-most-perfect-performance-of-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/376464\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Adesanya names most ‘perfect’ performance of his career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel Adesanya<\/a> has had many magical moments throughout his combat sports career, but one performance stands out the most.<\/p>\n

Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) defended his UFC middleweight title five times in his first reign, before losing it to Alex Pereira<\/a> by knockout at UFC 281. However, Adesanya was able to exact his revenge with a knockout of his own over Pereira in their rematch at UFC 287<\/a>, finally getting one over his ex-kickboxing rival.<\/p>\n

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As special as that moment was for Adesanya, another performance topped it.<\/p>\n

“That (Paulo) Costa one was perfect because I think that’s my cleanest work,” Adesanya said in a Q&A at Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA<\/a>. “Take zero damage and do all the damage. I think that’s technically my cleanest work. But if you go back to King of the Ring or kickboxing, I have a few as well.<\/p>\n

“But when we’re talking about the UFC, I think the Costa fight. To be honest, that was satisfying. The ‘Poatan’ one, that’s the trilogy and the f*cking story for years when I was like, ‘I can beat this guy’ but he always beats me, and I finally got him. That was really satisfying, but I’d say \u2013 Nah, the Costa one was sweet as.”<\/p>\n

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Adesanya and Costa fought during one of the UFC’s Fight Island events in September 2020. Costa was undefeated at the time, and the buildup to their fight was a memorable one, where Costa threw a white belt at Adesanya during the weigh-ins. Adesanya finished Costa by Round 2 TKO at UFC 253<\/a> in a near-flawless performance. “The Stylebender” also made sure to taunt Costa immediately after the finish.<\/p>\n

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