P. Borrachinha (right) and I. Adesanya (left) almost fight while facing the UFC 253. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @ufcespañol
Spark came out. In the official face-off between Paulo borrachinha e Israel adesanya, held this Friday morning (25), in Abu Dhabi, the athletes almost came to blows and had to be restrained by the Ultimate team. Representative of the middleweights (up to 83,9kg.), the Brazilian tries, this Saturday (26), for UFC 253, take the belt from the Nigerian and become the new champion of the category.
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Although the atmosphere between the fighters was friendly during the week, the same was not true at the time of the last meeting between them before the dispute. It all started when Borrachinha, who is a black belt, took out a white belt and threw it at Adesanya (see in the video below), mocking the champion's level in jiu-jitsu.
Israel then responded in kind, throwing the object towards the miner. Under the eyes of the organization's president, Dana White, the athletes then clashed and almost came to blows.
Due to the incident, Adesanya and Borrachinha did not make the traditional face-off.
The fight between the Brazilian and Israel marks one of the most anticipated clashes of 2020. Confessed rivals, the fighters, in addition to the title, put their disagreements and unbeaten careers on the line this Saturday.
Adesanya doesn't know what it's like to lose in MMA, with 19 positive results in a row. Borrachinha, in turn, has 13 victories, without any setbacks.
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