- Saturday 03.06.2021 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: UFC APEX
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 800,000 | TV Ratings:
- MMA Bouts: 15
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Fight Card
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UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Decision, Unanimous
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total15Main Event
205
5 x 5 | Pro -
UFC Featherweight Championship
Submission, Inverted Triangle-armbar
2:03 Round 1 of 514Co-Main Event
145
5 x 5 | Pro -
UFC Bantamweight Championship
Disqualificaton, Illegal Knee
4:29 Round 4 of 5, 19:29 Total13Main Card
135
5 x 5 | Pro -
Submission, Arm Triangle Choke From Half Guard
1:37 Round 3 of 3, 11:37 Total12Main Card
155
3 x 5 | Pro
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Performance of the NightKai Kara-France vs. Rogério Bontorin | $50,000 bonus to Kara-France
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Fight of the NightCarlos Ulberg vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu | $50,000 bonus to each fighter
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Performance of the NightUros Medic vs. Aalon Cruz | $50,000 bonus to Medic
Referees
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Herb Dean
Błachowicz vs. Adesanya (15), Santos vs. Rakić (11), Kara-France vs. Bontorin (7), Ulberg vs. Nzechukwu (5) -
Jason Herzog
Nunes vs. Anderson (14), Cruz vs. Kenney (10), Benavidez vs. Askarov (8), Souza vs. Lemos (3) -
Mark Smith
Yan vs. Sterling (13), Phillips vs. Song (9), Elliott vs. Espinosa (6), Medic vs. Cruz (2) -
Chris Tognoni
Makhachev vs. Dober (12), Brady vs. Matthews (4), Jones vs. Bautista (1)
Consensus Rankings Rankings FAQ
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Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 259 is closed for new predictions. 4,752 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 259 Leaderboard
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34%66%
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