EARLY PRELIMS Danilo Marques def Khadis Ibragimov via Unanimous Decision (29-28 x2, 30-27) Both men step out in tentative fashion and throw feints before Marques shoots in for an immediate takedown attempt. Ibragimov defends against the cage and grabs the fence on his way down and ends up back on his feet quickly, but the […]
The UFC makes their long awaited return to Fight Island in Abu Dhabi this weekend as they prepare for double title fight at UFC 253. Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz will square off in the octagon for the vacant light heavyweight championship in the co-main event, while the card is headlined by Israel Adesanya’s second defence of […]
As UFC 253 approaches fight night, the UFC continue to hype the main event as the fight of the year. They’re not wrong. Israel Adesanya puts his middleweight title on the line when he takes on Paulo Costa, with both fighters undefeated and ready for war. There is a genuine dislike between the two, with […]
The UFC have announced that Israel Adesanya will defend his middleweight title against Paulo Costa on September 19th at UFC 253. Adesanya is undefeated in his professional MMA career, with a 19-0 record including wins over Robert Whittaker, Yoel Romero and Kelvin Gastelum. Costa is also undefeated and comes in with a record of 13-0 […]
