Losing to Izzy: Whittaker= ok, Costa= not acceptable

I think a lot of it is because Whittaker accomplished much more both before and after the Izzy fight than Costa did. We know Whittaker is a great fighter and we know he took a tough loss from Izzy. That makes Adesnaya look good more than it makes Whittaker look bad. (Though Whittaker did not fight well imo). And the way Whittaker made no excuses but quickly went back to work to rack up three straight top ten wins to put himself in contention is praiseworthy.

Costa, despite beating Romero, was more of an unknown quantity, and so when he failed so hard against Izzy, it through his whole body of work into question, in a way that didn't happen with Whittaker. And Costa has made weak and strange excuses post fight, while not getting back into the cage. Costa comes off as looking mentally weak, with a stalled out career, and people questioning exactly how good he is.
 
I think it’s because Costa made himself look a fool before and after the fight with his shit talking and actions.

“Skinny Claw” “my mother has the same ear rings” the whole white belt at the weigh in, made people angry at him.

Now while Rob did share a completely disgusting and horrendous meme, and said that Izzy wasn’t as good as he thought he was, pretty tame for the most part. Plus Costa chased Izzy around for the better part of a year insulting him and calling him out.


I also think it’s a case of what they did after the loss. Rob took a break then came back with a close fight against Till, a very dominant win over Jarred, and a shutout performance against Kelvin. All the while not asking for a rematch until the end of the Kelvin fight, a fight which certainly warranted a shot.


Costa meanwhile called for an immediate rematch, and blamed the loss on being hungover, and hasn’t fought since the loss while Rob has fought twice in 2020 and once this year.
 
You are correct that Izzy made Rob look like an absolute amateur though. I do feel that because of Robs murderers row of a run to the title was a bigger accomplishment IMO than Costas UFC run, and thus we know how good he is and subsequently how good Izzy was for defeating Rob so handedly.
 
I think the main thing is that Whittaker won a bunch of fights since the Izzy fight and looked great doing it, whereas Costa has not fought since the loss. Understandably, people are more excited about Bobby Knuckles
 
KOPPE said:
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Izzy made Whittaker (arguably one of the most well rounded fighters in the sport) look like a complete amateur that has no business in fighting. but it was ok
Costa's first lost after 13 win streak all tkos= hes bad.

Costa was undefeated and lost his first fight against a undefeated all time great champion and it’s crazy the amount of hate he’s getting
the narrative that Paulo “had no heart”, “didn’t take the fight seriously”, or “was scared” is a massive insult to both fighters. It makes Paulo look like a chump when, though inexperienced, is fighting at an elite level. It also downplays Izzy’s skills and cheapens his victory because it looks like he got lucky. The fact that Dana and so much of MMA media is running with that makes my blood boil.

Costa has already demonstrated a ton of heart and a great durability, This is a guy that just swangs and bangs with the toughest guys in his division (Romero).

Still my boi! Looking forward to Costa 2.0.
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I dont remember whittaker shit talking and smeer campaign before the izzy fight...u have any of that T.S??..oh ya thats right there wasnt any...


Costa get shit on because he talked sooo much...like soooooo muchhhhhh shit beforehand and went out there and got destroyed with ease...super easily...

Thats why fighters should be taught from their coaches

Keep your words soft and sweet just in case you have to eat them later...

Whittaker looks better in the loss then Costa cuZ he wasnt calling izzy a tranny before the fight
 
Costa lost ONE fight against the champ in his ENTIRE career and now “he sucks” “he’s overrated” etc.

Never change Sherbros
 
I just think Costa foought more cautiosly after seeing what happened to Whitaker. Actually, has Jan showed, that's the way to beat Israel. He just didnt have to skills to do it. It would have ended quicker if he want all out from the start imo.
 
KOPPE said:
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Izzy made Whittaker (arguably one of the most well rounded fighters in the sport) look like a complete amateur that has no business in fighting. but it was ok
Costa's first lost after 13 win streak all tkos= hes bad.

Costa was undefeated and lost his first fight against a undefeated all time great champion and it’s crazy the amount of hate he’s getting
the narrative that Paulo “had no heart”, “didn’t take the fight seriously”, or “was scared” is a massive insult to both fighters. It makes Paulo look like a chump when, though inexperienced, is fighting at an elite level. It also downplays Izzy’s skills and cheapens his victory because it looks like he got lucky. The fact that Dana and so much of MMA media is running with that makes my blood boil.

Costa has already demonstrated a ton of heart and a great durability, This is a guy that just swangs and bangs with the toughest guys in his division (Romero).

Still my boi! Looking forward to Costa 2.0.
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Costa didn't show up for the fight. He landed 2 punches to the head while Izzy landed 24. He talked mad shit to Izzy trying to emasculate him and calling him homophobic slurs. Then got his sh!t pushed in by that same guy. After he made excuses that he drank a bottle of wine to try and sleep.

Whittaker admitted he was the 2nd best fighter that night. Was respectful while being confident he has the skills to win a rematch. He also was much more competitive with sig strikes 20-17 in the first for Izzy and 20-15 in the 2nd.

Costa got blown out and then made excuses. Robert has 3 decisive wins over 3 top MWs since and Costa hasn't fought at all.
 
Rob went down swinging and Costa froze. There is a big difference between the two.
 
welcome to sherdog ,where 1 loss means your absolute shit . Until you win again of course, then we're talkin GOAT potential .
 
Why would fans of FIGHTING give more credit to the guy who didn’t try to FIGHT.

Costa didn’t try, Whittaker at least tried. It’s literally that simple.
 
Whittaker gets babied on here for sure because he’s a Sherdog darling. He got slept bad the first fight yet people think Izzy is ducking the rematch lol
 
People who recognize skill and not records tell you he's bad at striking, and they're right. Dude is an effective fighter though.

The thing is Robert has since come back and knocked down three top contenders in impressive fashion. Paulo got a hair transplant, they are not the same.
 
except after that fight whittaker continued to prove he’s levels above everyone else in the division by fighting, and winning.

and costa got assfucked in the cage, landed like nothing then seemed too scared to even take a fight after that.

whittaker also made no bullshit excuses, whittaker actually fought israel (albeit with a terrible gameplan) and costa was terrified.
 
Like others have stated. Costa talked a lot of shit pre-fight, only to go out and not perform at any level against Izzy. He didn’t walk the walk so naturally you’re going to get clowned on for all that shit talking given you’re shitty performance. Also he made excuses, terrible ones at that, for his performance.
 
It was because Costa talked a bunch of shit and then fought scared before getting finished and emasculated.

Then he made up an excuse of being hungover, which whether real or not makes him look even more pathetic either way. Then ducks Cannonier.

He is a good fighter but he has more than earned the fans' distaste and mockery.

Whittaker is beloved so he doesnt get shit on. Also went out on his shield and has earned another shot.
 
never heard the expression "only as good as your last fight"?

in MMA this is more true than anywhere, with the fickle fanboys here and about

what has Whittaker done since his loss?

what has Costa done since his?

Whittaker wasnt getting very much love at all after Adesanya blasted him, Whittaker obviously has since done some blasting of his own which by and large helps to erase the memory of his loss

the other part of why Costa has been getting it harder from the fans since his defeat is because he is playing the beaking off game, mr funny guy on social media, making personal attacks in his build up to the fights etc....things that Whittaker doesnt do at all......you live by the sword, you die by the sword, of course hes getting it hard after losing.....he went all in on Adesanya with the clown game prefight and it blew up in his face when he turned in an entirely shameful performance

all he has to do is go and blast people again and most people will move on from his loss, also.....taking a slice of humble pie would help too

hope to see him go on a tear
 
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