(Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full live results for the first UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa bout from the Flash Forum on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi is scheduled to begin on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.)
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa start times
- UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa main card start time: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on ESPN+
- UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa prelims start time: 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on ESPN+
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UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa live results from Fight Island
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa takes place on Saturday, Sept. 26, on Fight Island. UFC 253 is the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first event of a five-week, five-event stint at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi.
UFC President Dana White and Company restarted the professional sports world with UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje on May 9 followed by two more events in Jacksonville, Fla., all within an eight-day span.
UFC 253 features a middleweight title fight between champion Israel Adesanya and challenger Paulo Costa. The UFC 253 co-main event pits Dominick Reyes vs. Jan Blachowicz in a battle for the light heavyweight belt recently vacated by Jon Jones.
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UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa results
UFC 253 Main Card (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV)
- Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa
- Dominick Reyes vs. Jan Blachowicz
- Kai Kara France vs. Brandon Royval
- Ketlen Vieira vs. Sijara Eubanks
- Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
UFC 253 Preliminary Card (8 p.m. ET on ESPN+)
- Brad Riddell vs. Alex da Silva
- Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Matthews
- Shane Young vs. L’udovit Klein
- William Knight vs. Aleksa Camur
- Juan Espino vs. Jeff Hughes
- Khadis Ibragimov vs. Danilo Marques
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa beach face-offs
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UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Live Results