World Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya defended his title spectacularly against Paulo Costa at UFC 253. ‘The Last Stylebender’ proved his haters wrong and showed the world that he was a force to be reckoned with. Interestingly enough, there was also a certain achievement that he managed which may have gone unnoticed.
For years, the dreaded ‘EA Cover’ curse has worried fans and athletes alike. FIFA, Madden, and UFC have all seen their fair share of victims of this curse and there was just no stopping it. But it seems Israel Adesanya has managed to break the deadlock as he has beaten the curse.
Take a look at his tweet where he specifically mentions his achievement.
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What EA curse?… pic.twitter.com/rjUQtLeO7z
— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) September 27, 2020
To give more context to this, Jorge Masvidal and Israel Adesanya were the cover stars for the recently released UFC 4 game. The curse claimed Masvidal as a victim as he lost to Kamaru Usman at UFC 251. Even though fans might argue that the reason he lost was because he had a mere 6-day prep time, blaming the curse is much easier. But Adesanya was not falling victim to any curse as he cruised to victory against Costa at UFC 253.
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Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott, Marco Reus, Ronda Rousey, Connor McGregor have all been the victims of this curse. But messiah Adesanya has managed to overcome this and has possibly broken this curse once and for all.
Israel Adesanya breaks the ‘EA Cover’ curse
Twitterati lauded him with praise on this achievement because it means so much for sports fans across the world.
You are a bad bad man! Did you even work up a sweat lol.
Domination doesn't even give it justice.
Knew you were special watching you kickbox yrs ago.Congratulations!
Who is next!
Keep your Faith on High!— MaGilbert OreDucks (@MaGilbert77) September 27, 2020
Broken native….. Working the talk.
Never seen a man that backs up his mouth with his performance.
He said he will make it look easy and he did.— Enameti Akarah (@Enaickubsy) September 27, 2020
Na Baba you be, champion fighter, curse breaker, Promise keeper. We dey feel you.
— Dr. Biobele 1 of Heaven and Earth (@DublingreenB) September 27, 2020
Great fight bro, you closed that big mouth who's next 👊
— 🇿🇦Mntambo is my clan name (VIRGO♍)💙 (@Bonga_thereal1) September 27, 2020
F**k EA curse ! We coasting to victory champ!
— SUBZERO!🇳🇬 (@Subzero721) September 27, 2020
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Wonder what’s next for the goat . Middleweight got nobody that’ll beat him. Drop to light n be a lanky orangutan or go to light heavy and be a jacked orangutan. Either way Izzy the bomb
— Rae (@Jraemond4) September 27, 2020
U made it easy! pic.twitter.com/rmRovvkThB
— Machiavelli (@machiavelli009) September 27, 2020
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This is a brilliant achievement by the New Zealander, who is still undefeated with a 20-0 record. With the ‘EA Cover’ curse broken, it’ll be interesting to see how he does against Jon Jones if they do indeed clash in the future. Adesanya has expressed his willingness to take on the light-heavyweight fighter and has received a ferocious response from Jones. No matter what happens, the ‘Stylebender’ has a long way to go, and he is not stopping till he achieves everything in his sight.
