Israel Adesanya's Absolute Destruction Of Costa Will Be The Most Ruthless Beatdown Ever Witnessed

[Anthony7]

10/10 bump.

 

[quadrunner]

Well it def wasnt all that savage. Very pretty tho. Masterful,technically perfect.

I would argue that it was pretty savage. Mangled his leg in the first round, cut him with a headkick in the second round almost like cro cop did to wand ( not as brutal tho obviously ) then slipped a punch and face planted him with a counter and followed it up with some GnP and elbows to seal it.

Not the most savage fight ever but he did a ton of damage in less than 2 rounds to a fighter known for his durability.

 

[mudrubble]

Body shots

When were body shots shown to be Izzy's weakness?

 

[MescalineDreams]

Bumo

 

[drbolony]

Bumo

I want in on this pettiness

Costa will lose because there is no complexity to his game. He's a straight forward high volume, high pressure, brawler, who throws semi-decent punches and has everyone creaming themselves cause he goes to the body under specific conditions.

He relies on his output and resilience to get him through fights. As Gilbert Melendez pointed out for those ESPN breakdowns, Costa meets power with power, meaning he doesn't mind getting hit in order for him to hit you. He's confident in his physical abilities (being a bully in the cage) which is why he doesn't develop his game much. This mentality, along with his simple game, and high output, will be his undoing.

This guy was tailor made for Izzy.
1) Israel has fought plenty of guys like this in Kickboxing:
If higher level strikers, who actually employ traps, use nuanced combinations, and have pure striking experience couldn't put Izzy out (sans Perriera) how is a basic striker like Paulo going to do it? He isn't the boxer some of you claim he is, far from it.

Those "body punches" everyone loses their mind about? Paulo mostly only uses them when he has you trapped against the cage, otherwise he's head hunting and eating shots. How is a low level cage cutter like Costa going to trap Israel? You guys clown on Izzy for resetting to the center ("running"), it's an intelligent tactic and Paulo won't have Israel's back against the cage because of this and Izzy's lateral movement.

2) Paulo is not defensively responsible:
Back to Melendez, Costa meets power with power. He takes one to give one. He randomly uses head movement and it isn't to set him up for counter strikes, it's just kind of something he does. His defensive footwork in non existent. He throws a lot of shots, willing to take what's coming back at him. He hasn't fought any polished strikers who can make him pay for this yet. Izzy will counter Costa comfortably all night as he marches forward, unable to cut off Izzy with his obvious footwork and round kicks.

This is the same guy who was struggling with an undisciplined striker in Uriah Hall. Uriah Hall finally decided to pump a jab and he was tagging Costa at will, busting his face up. Hall being more worried about being some Tekken fighter, wasn't defensively sound, and went punch for punch with Costa. Basically fought Costas fight, and succumbed to the pressure. Not to mention he a fighter who famously folds. Israel is neither of those things and he's a much more disciplined and nuanced striker.

3) Paulo is very basic, obvious:

There is no nuance to Paulo's game, hes able to land so much because he's willing to eat shots. His offense is limited and obvious. Though his punches are tighter than many fighters, he tenses up with all his strikes, making his offense extremely obvious for seasoned strikers.

Izzy will let Paulo attempt to march him down, while peppering him jabs to the nose and chin, capitalizing on his openings with quick counters, and utilizing his footwork and lateral movement to avoid the cage. Once Costa starts breathing from his mouth early in the third, Israel will turn it up, diversify his offense, and put him out.

Of course Costa coming in with a grappling heavy gameplan would make this fight look completely different. Should Costa come out the way he usually does, I envision the fight going similar to what I summarized above.

There you go I played my hand. No one who has called me on being confident about my pick has done this. It's a lot easier to build an argument when someone has already presented something. I'm so confident Izzy is going to put this guy down that I don't mind it. Come at shersheep.

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[MescalineDreams]

You are kidding right? Prime Overeem, Hoost, Schilt.etc are worlds apart regarding skill level in every aspect than Izzy. Straight stand up Izzy is a bum compared to them. Hoost and not a tactician is funny as shit. Still Adesanya is a good kickboxer and regarding MMA he is very good.

thanks for your profound striking knowledge friend.

 

[NenadRS]

I would argue that it was pretty savage. Mangled his leg in the first round, cut him with a headkick in the second round almost like cro cop did to wand ( not as brutal tho obviously ) then slipped a punch and face planted him with a counter and followed it up with some GnP and elbows to seal it.

He sealed it little bit later after the elbow though .

 

[Frode Falch]

<{monica}>

 

[stav]

Levels bro. Costa was never a high level striker. Respect for taking your crow like a man.

Costa is high level.

izzy is on another planet.

 

[Krayv]

This thread will be a juicy one to revisit after Izzy gets slept

See you in a few years then I guess.

 

[Hotora86]

This thread will be a juicy one to revisit after Izzy gets slept

lol

 

[freakroor]

Jones vs Shogun was a far more ruthless beatdown..

 

[lagofala]

Max vs ortega

 

[Stagliano]

Nice prediction TS.

 

[dildos]

Nah man, Costa is tailor-made to destroy Izzy but will lose to the first challenger which is most likely Cannonier.

I think the intensity is too much. Izzy will come out with lots of swagger and confidence and dance around and will get caught because Costa just doesn't stop.
Cardio could potentially be an issue but I see that negated by the fact that Izzy has a tendency to run when being pressured and will do a lot of backpedaling, evading and dancing which is exhausting.
Costa will be too straightforward for Izzy. Like sometimes a real high-tier counter-strike player is so bewildered at the way a mid-tier player plays he will lose the first few rounds if you get the metaphor. A bit similiar to Silva vs Weidman 1, although it will play out differently than that fight because no threat of wrestling from Costa.

Just a gut feeling of mine, I am actually a big Adesanya fan (also like Costa tho) and predicted him beating Whittaker but always thought Costa is just a horrible match-up, couldn't even really specify why at first. Could be entirely wrong and Izzy is gonna pick Costa apart, but hard to picture that because of exactly the intensity Costa brings. Watching Romero vs Costa and Izzy vs Romero cemented that feeling.

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I can’t stop lolling at these posts!! This is too funny!

 

[Deleted member 110072]

I wouldnt say the very worst, Israel was clear dominant but Costa wasnt getting absolutely destroyed until the finish.

For me the worst beatdown of a dominant fighter ever remains Crocop/Wanderlei 2, didnt dependant on an opponent looking poor as with Anderson/Forrest or Jones/Shogun just a ruthless taking apart of someone whilst totally neutralizing their offence.

 

[VVarhead]

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I can’t stop lolling at these posts!! This is too funny!

Can you please stop stalking me? It's downright pathetic. Do you have a crush on me? Also yeah I picked Costa to win like many did but changed my pick to Adesanya on fight day cause of a feeling I had. Have proof too.
Show me your tapology picks or gtfo.

 

[dildos]

Can you please stop stalking me? It's downright pathetic. Do you have a crush on me? Also yeah I picked Costa to win like many did but changed my pick to Adesanya on fight day cause of a feeling I had. Have proof too.
Show me your tapology picks or gtfo.

Yes, stalking is reading a thread and seeing your totally incorrect posts.

but great analysis of how the fight was going to go down man. You really were spot on with that one.

<{monica}>

 

[muaythaidon1]

Costa is high level.

izzy is on another planet.

Costa is high level in MMA terms, in kickboxing, Muaythai, Boxing and Karate terms his striking is basic as fuck. Izzy is a legit elite kickboxer.

 

[Arrrrgh]

Never have I seen such a silly prediction come true. Costa wins 9/10 times if they fight.