UFC 253 fight card on Fight Island: Adesanya vs. Costa
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero mix it up during UFC 248 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 7, 2020. Credit: AP/Steve Marcus
Event: UFC 253
Date: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020
Location: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (aka, "Fight Island")
Venue: Flash Forum
Where to watch: ESPN+, ESPN2, UFC Fight Pass
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UFC 253 main card, 10 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+ PPV
Middleweight title: Champion Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa
Vacant light heavyweight title: Jan Blachowicz vs. Dominick Reyes
Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Royval
Sijara Eubanks vs. Ketlen Vieira
Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
UFC 253 prelims, 8 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN+
Alex da Silva vs. Brad Riddell
Jake Matthews vs. Diego Sanchez
Nate Landwehr vs. Shane Young
Aleksa Camur vs. William Knight
UFC 253 early prelims, 7 p.m. on UFC Fight Pass
Juan Espino vs. Jeff Hughes
Khadis Ibragimov vs. Danilo Marques
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