Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defended his belt in the UFC 253 main event on Saturday and made it look easy. “The Last Stylebender” dominated Costa before stopping him in the second round. Following the fight, fighters reacted to Adesanya’s win.
Congratulations Champ @stylebender 👏👏👏🇳🇬
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) September 27, 2020
We No Dey Carry Last👊🏿✊🏿🇳🇬 @stylebender @ufc #UFC253
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) September 27, 2020
@stylebender is on another level!!!! This dude made it look easy. Congratulations king!!!! pic.twitter.com/gHK39Ytw01
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 27, 2020
Congrats to Adesanya !
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) September 27, 2020
Wow impressive!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) September 27, 2020
Damn he folded like a lawn chair #UFC253
— Drakkar Klose (@drakkarklose) September 27, 2020
Wow, Izzy is really good!!#UFC253 Jon Jones?
— Chas Skelly (@ChasSkelly) September 27, 2020
light work 😅
— Lerone Murphy (@LeroneMurphy) September 27, 2020
Made it look easy. Amazing @stylebender
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) September 27, 2020
That’s chess vs checkers!!!!#UFC253 #UFCFightIsland
— Jamahal Hill UFC (@JamahalH) September 27, 2020
That was kind of anti climactic lol. Absolute clinic from the champ #UFC253
— Mike Trizano (@TheLoneWolfMMA) September 27, 2020
Make it look easy again. Damn that boys good 🔥 @stylebender
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) September 27, 2020
That was the best performance I have ever seen in a mixed martial arts fight. Holy moly. @stylebender
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) September 27, 2020
That was the best performance I have ever seen in a mixed martial arts fight. Holy moly. @stylebender
— Ryan Hall (@ryanhall5050) September 27, 2020
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Holy shit 😳 made it look easy!#ufc253
— Adrian Yanez (@yanezmma) September 27, 2020
Izzy pieced him up in two rounds sick 🔥👏🏻 #UFC253
— Mallory Martin (@MalloryyMartin) September 27, 2020
Hell yeah!!!! Beast @stylebender #UFC253
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) September 27, 2020
Wow there’s levels to this @stylebender the best in the 🌎 #UFC253
— GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) September 27, 2020
The skinny clown can fight
— Eryk Anders (@erykanders) September 27, 2020
Perfect game plan by Israel
— Randa Markos (@randamma) September 27, 2020
A BEAUTIFUL striking display by @stylebender ! Made it look easy! #ufc253 #ufcfightisland
— Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) September 27, 2020
Wow! Not even close man! What a performance from Adesanya! This man will be champ for a LONG time, as long as Father Time allows it! #UFC253
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) September 27, 2020
Wowww!!!!! Izzy is just different man 👏🏻👏🏻
— Megan Anderson (@MeganA_mma) September 27, 2020
Stylebender is a straight up star!! #UFC253
So different level! Congrats Adesanya 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #ufc253
— Thiago Marreta (@TMarretaMMA) September 27, 2020
@stylebender looked great tonight #UFC253
— Johnny Muñoz (@KidKvenbo) September 27, 2020
@stylebender is the fucking man!!! #ufc253
— Julio Arce (@JArceTSMMA) September 27, 2020
Flawless victory
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) September 27, 2020
Preach @stylebender
— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) September 27, 2020
Great performance by Adesanya tonight! Congrats! #UFC253
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) September 27, 2020
Fuckin beast
— Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) September 27, 2020
Hey Costa, fuck off
— BONY (@JonnyBones) September 27, 2020
Fighters react to Israel Adesanya’s one-sided UFC 253 win over Paulo Costa