Completed MMA Event

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa

• Saturday 09.26.2020 at 10:00 PM ET
• U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN 2
• Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Ownership: Endeavor
• Venue: UFC Fight Island
• Location: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Enclosure: Octagon
• TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Paul Felder
• Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
• Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
• PPV Buys / Buyrate: 700,000 | TV Ratings: 523,000 avg. viewers (ESPN 2 prelims, 848k peak)
• MMA Bouts: 11
• Promotion Links:
  
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
• Event Links:
  
  

  

  

  

  

  

Fight Card

• UFC Middleweight Championship
  KO/TKO, Left Hook to Ground and Pound
  3:59 Round 2 of 5, 8:59 Total

  11

  

  Israel Adesanya

  

  Climbed to 20-0

  Main Event 185 5 x 5  |  Pro

  Paulo Costa

  

  Fell to 13-1

  
• UFC Vacant Light Heavyweight Championship
  KO/TKO, Punches
  4:36 Round 2 of 5, 9:36 Total

  10

  

  Jan Błachowicz

  

  Climbed to 27-8

  Co-Main Event 205 5 x 5  |  Pro

  Dominick Reyes

  

  Fell to 12-2

  
• Submission, Guillotine Choke
  0:48 Round 2 of 3, 5:48 Total

  9

  

  Brandon Royval

  

  Climbed to 12-4

  Main Card 125 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Kai Kara-France

  

  Fell to 21-9

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  8

  

  Ketlen Vieira

  

  Climbed to 11-1

  Main Card 135 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Sijara Eubanks

  

  Fell to 6-5

  
• Decision, Split
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  7

  

  Hakeem Dawodu

  

  Climbed to 12-1-1

  Main Card 145 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Zubaira Tukhugov

  

  Fell to 19-5-1

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  6

  

  Brad Riddell

  

  Climbed to 9-1

  Prelim 155 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Alex da Silva

  

  Fell to 21-3

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  5

  

  Jake Matthews

  

  Climbed to 17-4

  Prelim 170 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Diego Sanchez

  

  Fell to 30-13

  
• KO/TKO, Head Kick and Punches
  1:16 Round 1 of 3

  4

  

  Ľudovít Klein

  

  Climbed to 17-2

  Prelim 150 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Shane Young

  

  Fell to 13-5

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  3

  

  William Knight

  

  Climbed to 9-1

  Prelim 205 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Aleksa Camur

  

  Fell to 6-1

  
• Submission, Scarf Hold Choke
  3:48 Round 1 of 3

  2

  

  Juan Espino

  

  Climbed to 10-1

  Prelim 265 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Jeff Hughes

  

  Fell to 10-4

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  1

  

  Danilo Marques

  

  Climbed to 10-2

  Prelim 205 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Khadis Ibragimov

  

  Fell to 8-4

  

Event Discussion

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa

"The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!" (3 years, 3 months)

995

replies

freemoneyforall

4 2

10.20.2020 | 8:53 PM ET

Current fighters known to have been sexually assaulted in a fight.

#1. Luke Rockhold
#2. Paulo Costa

Fighters known to have committed sexual assault during a fight.

#1 Yoel Romero
#2 Israel Adasenya

freemoneyforall

2 0

10.20.2020 | 8:54 PM ET

Well done fan edit

* Edited at 10.20.2020, 8:55 PM ET *

Joshjeffords

3 0

10.20.2020 | 9:02 PM ET

Wow that was pretty, perfect example of precision over power. 

View Discussion & Reply