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UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
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- 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
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Adesanya defeats Paulo Costa via KO/TKO, Left Hook to Ground and Pound | 3:59 Round 2 of 5, 8:59 Total Bout Page | |
| Jan Błachowicz defeats Dominick Reyes via KO/TKO, Punches | 4:36 Round 2 of 5, 9:36 Total Bout Page | |
| Brandon Royval defeats Kai Kara-France via Submission, Guillotine Choke | 0:48 Round 2 of 3, 5:48 Total Bout Page | |
| Ketlen Vieira defeats Sijara Eubanks via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Hakeem Dawodu defeats Zubaira Tukhugov via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Brad Riddell defeats Alex da Silva via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Jake Matthews defeats Diego Sanchez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ľudovít Klein defeats Shane Young via KO/TKO, Head Kick and Punches | 1:16 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| William Knight defeats Aleksa Camur via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Juan Espino defeats Jeff Hughes via Submission, Scarf Hold Choke | 3:48 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Danilo Marques defeats Khadis Ibragimov via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 11
09.22.2020 | 6:15 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 825th
I also think Royval is very live here. KKF didn't impress me at all with that loss to Moreno. Royval seems motivated and ready to land another sub. I know KKF hasn't been subbed since 2014 IIRC but Royal is nasty with it.
09.22.2020 | 6:45 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points | Tied for 2595th
"I just wanna get him before USADA gets him."
09.22.2020 | 7:56 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 887th
"Quack quack quack"
09.22.2020 | 8:06 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 331st
"🏴 No Quarter Given 🏴"
09.22.2020 | 8:36 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 2498th
Paulo Costa, DEC
*Costa uses wrestling rounds 2 & 5
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- HiDefff
09.22.2020 | 9:24 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 2161st
* Edited at 09.22.2020, 9:25 PM ET *
event start time updated
From Saturday, September 26 at 2:00pm ET to Saturday, September 26 at 10:00pm ET
09.22.2020 | 10:28 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 978th
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09.23.2020 | 1:38 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 192nd
Danilo Marques, SUB, R2
maybe this khadis guy ruled fighting regional russian fighters but there hasnt been a single moment in his ufc fights that made me think this guy is capable of winning anything
09.23.2020 | 1:54 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 1779th
"You talk about your john 3:16. Stipe 3:16 says i just whipped your ass"
09.23.2020 | 1:55 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 192nd
Jake Matthews, DEC
cant wait to see diegos newest CTE-fueled antics on live TV
09.23.2020 | 2:20 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 192nd
Israel Adesanya, TKO, R2
heart says paulo mind says israel
Reyes vs. Błachowicz
Jan Błachowicz, TKO, R2
after watching all of these guys ufc fights i'm pretty sure reyes is supposed to win / is the better fighter however MMA is ****** up and i'm going with Gut Feeling that jan wins anyways
09.23.2020 | 3:10 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 1167th
Reyes, KO/TKO R2.
This fight isn't that competitive really and won't be close. Jan is a powerful striker, but he's very scooty and only does well against guys he outreaches and who don't have good backwards movment and counters. And footwork. Like ****hold. Reyes isn't that guy. He's basically better than Jan everywhere this fight goes, and on top of that has better conditioning. Although I can see why many people consider him overrated, I think it's more of a case of him not being fully matured as a fighter yet. He still hasn't really brought it all together. As it stands he's got more than enough to deal With Jan. Most confident pick of the card.
Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Royval
Kara-France, dec.
I was tempted to pick Royval here and still may. I don't rate Kara-France at all and I do not believe he'll go very far in UFC. He's a very wrote fighter who gets hit a lot and I question his grappling. Every breakout fighter he's fought he's either lost to or struggled with. Royval locking in a choke here wouldn't shock me, nor would him winning by decision on control. However, for the time being I'm sticking with the more proven quantity.
* Edited at 09.23.2020, 3:58 AM ET *
09.23.2020 | 10:00 AM ET
let's do it
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points | Tied for 1948th
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09.23.2020 | 12:20 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 590 Points | Tied for 230th
Israel Adesanya, DEC
The closer and closer this card gets the more confident I’m getting with Adesanya. At first I thought this really was a coin flip but I don’t know I’m just leaning more and more towards Adesanya, he’s beaten far better opponents than Costa and like he always says “I have over 80 kickboxing fights” there is all the chance in the world that Costa comes out and flattens him with raw power but I see Adesanya using his height and reach to slowly piece Costa up, he has such clever and smart striking I just see him lasting longer than Costa to pick up a unanimous decision victory.
Reyes vs. Błachowicz
Dominick Reyes, DEC
Reyes all day. The man nearly beat Jon Jones and should have no problem beating Blachowicz, Jan has big power and a lot of experience but doesn’t deserve to be the champion, Reyes nearly dethroned Jones so deserves it purely for that but I see this being a pretty easy win for Reyes.
Riddell vs. da Silva
Alex da Silva, DEC
Not sure I agree with the percentages here, Brad Riddell looked bang average against a can in Jamie Mullarkey, he then beats Mustafaev by split decision, so I’m really failing to see why 88% are backing him. Alex Da Silva is 24 years old with 23 professional fights behind him, that’s a lot of experience at his age, I just see him picking up a victory here against a nothing special fighter in Brad Riddell
Sanchez vs. Matthews
Jake Matthews, DEC
My god I hate Diego Sanchez, I used to like him, always involved in wars however from where he’s been punched so many times the bloke is going loopy in the head, he was getting beaten up by Pereira last fight before he quit, that really pissed me off that he quit that fight so I hope nothing more than Matthews pieces him up and wins this fight with ease.
09.23.2020 | 1:14 PM ET
Your unbelievable
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 415 Points | Tied for 1948th
* Edited at 09.23.2020, 1:14 PM ET *
09.23.2020 | 2:18 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points | Tied for 2595th
"Throughout my career I've learned that "If you win you're the ****, if you lose it's bad." - Bruno "Blindadao" Silva"
09.23.2020 | 2:22 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 2688th
Israel Adesanya, DEC
Who knows man. I'm not a fan of Izzy or Costa, both are among my least favorite ranked Middleweights at the moment. For Costa his physique and fighting style seems to have erased from memory that he's a BJJ blackbelt. Now I'm not saying there is any indication that Costa even knows how to say the word "double-leg" but if he did try and engage Izzy on the ground and that could set up his hands. Hard to pick here since Paulo is pretty untested against a high level striker... I'll probably flip flop back and forth and then put a live bet on Costa because I'm an idiot.
Reyes vs. Błachowicz
Jan Błachowicz, TKO, R2
Kind of a ****** card to bet on. But I think Jan has a good chance of pulling an upset. Not going to lie if it was a pick 'em I'd take Reyes, but Jan has huge power and great counter striking. I think he's about as live of a dog as we've had in a title fight since Colby v Usman. I think the odds for that match were almost identical at the open.
Dawodu vs. Tukhugov
Zubaira Tukhugov, DEC
I caught Zubaira at even money and this is my only other bet of the night. I just favor the fighter with more tools in their pocket here. I think these guys could stand toe to toe and have an interesting 3 round fight, and if that were the case I might favor Dawodu, but I think Zubaira is going to be shooting in the middle of those exchanges. I'll favor him for a decision.
* Edited at 09.23.2020, 2:32 PM ET *
"I’m here to snatch necks and cash checks" - Darrick Minner
09.23.2020 | 2:29 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 887th
* Edited at 09.23.2020, 2:35 PM ET *
"Quack quack quack"
09.23.2020 | 3:12 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 1167th
Israel Adesanya, DEC
I think Adesanya will win by decision. This fight seems reminiscent of when Maurice Smith faced Tank Abbot.
09.23.2020 | 3:30 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 2208th
Food for thought, I believe izzy has much more chance to win a decision.
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