UFC 253 occurs Saturday at Flash Forum at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
The co-headliners were all service, too. Dominick Reyes (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will battle Jan Blachowicz (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) for the uninhabited light heavyweight champion after Jon Jones vacated the belt in August.
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UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who puts his title on the line against Brazilian powerhouse Paulo Costa (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in Saturdays centerpiece, capped off the celebrations, and they were far more major than their previous run-in quickly after getting here in town.
ABU DHABI– The professional athletes from UFC 253s two title bouts had their first formal staredown of battle week following Thursdays pre-fight press conference.
