“Don’t do me like that Costa guy” – Israel Adesanya reveals what went down backstage with Sean Strickland at UFC 276 presser
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Israel Adesanya reveals what happened backstage with Sean Strickland at UFC 276
Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland were one of the main reasons why the UFC 276 pre-fight press conference will go down as one of the most entertaining pressers of all time. The two middleweights constantly went back and forth giving the fans some amazing sound bites.
UFC 276 pre-fight news conference was an absolute hit and many believe that is just a foreshadowing of how amazing the pay-per-view event is going to be this weekend at the T-Mobile Arena in Nevada. Israel Adesanya headlines the event in a title fight while a very decisive middleweight matchup features on the main card where Sean Strickland and Alex Pereira battle it out for a potential title contender spot.
Throughout the entire press conference, Strickland was in himself and kept trolling the middleweight champion for his antics. It was very visible that Adesanya was annoyed with Sean. In the presser, Izzy mentioned that he slapped Sean’s butt backstage and the middleweight contender did nothing about it. At the UFC 276 weigh-ins show, Izzy gave more details about their exchange.
“Smacked him on the a**” Israel Adesanya reveals details from his altercation with Strickland
“There were so many cameras around, how do you miss me smacking him on the a**? And you know what? He turns and he’s like, ‘Hey man, don’t do me like you did that Costa guy.’ That’s what he said,” Adesanya explained to Daniel Cormier, Dustin Poirier, and Laura Sanko at the weigh-ins show. Strickland was mentioning the time Adesanya and Costa fought each other and the Kiwi fighter got the last laugh.
Adesanya after brutally knocking out Paulo Costa, humped his opponent to show disrespect and troll him. Sean apparently referenced that moment when the middleweight champion slapped his backside ahead of the UFC 276 pre-fight press conference. Fans were truly entertained by Strickland attempting to taunt the middleweight at the presser.
Strickland has been one of the most controversial fighters in the UFC whenever he has gotten a chance to speak. The fighter has no filter and the fans are now interested to see how the press conference between him and Adesanya would be in a potential future matchup. Watch the full appearance of Adesanya on the UFC weigh-ins show below:
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