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The undisputed UFCmiddleweight champion
This is how Adesanya ended up with Paulo Costa and his aspirations.
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Adesanya wins
It's over! With one minute left in the second Round, Israel Adesanya retains his title by beating Paulo Costa by a K.O.
2nd Round
Start the second round!
1st Round ends
The first round is over. Adesanya connected many more hits to Paulo Costa, who was inviting the champion all the time.
1st Round
Start the fight!
UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa
Everything is ready for the official announcement. The battle for the middleweight championship is about to begin.
Costa for the title
The challenger Paulo Costa walks to the octagon with his arms up.
Adesanya vs Costa
The time has come for the main event. Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa for the UFC middleweight title.
New Champion!
It's over! Big left hook by Blachowicz to take down Domynick Reyes for the victory and the semi-full weight championship.
2nd Round
Start the second round.
1st Round ends
The first round is over. Jan Blachowicz managed to connect more hits.
1st Round
Start the fight for the semi-full title!
Co-Star Fighting
Both fighters are already in the octagon. Everything is ready for the official announcement.
Title on the line
The first battle for a title is coming. Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz will face each other for the semi-fullweight championship.
Royval wins
The fight is over! Kai Kara France was looking for the knock down but Brandon Royval took the opportunity to achieve the submission at 40 seconds of the second round.
2nd Round
The second round begins.
1st Round ends
The first round is over.
1:35 | 1st Round
Royval connects with the knee to Kara France to knock him down.
4:40 | 1st Round
Kara France connects a forehand but quickly Royval seeks to apply a submission. Great start to the fight.
1st Round
Start the fight!
Fighters ready
Both fighters are now ready for the official announcement.
Third main fight
The third main fight is about to begin. Kai Kara France will face Bradon Royval.
Vieira's wins
Ketlen Vieira wins by unanimous decision.
3rd Round ends
The fight ends with Eubanks being knocked down on Vieira but it seems that the victory will be for the Brazilian.
2:00 | 3rd Round
Last two minutes of the fight and Sijara Eubanks begins to be more aggressive.
3rd Round
The last round begins.
2nd Round ends
The second round ends and Vieira continues to dominate the fight.
3:00 | 2nd Round
Again Vieira knocks down Eubanks.
1st Round ends
The first round ends with the knocking down of Vieira over Eubanks.
1st Round
The fight begins.
Vieira vs Eubanks
Both fighters are already in the octagon
Next match
The next match will be between Brazilian Ketlen Vieira and American Sijara Eubanks.
Dawodu wins
"Mean" Hakeem Dawodu takes the first victory of the night by split decision.
Final of the first main fight
The first main fight is over. The winner will be decided by the judges.
2:40 | 3rd Round
Tukhugov seeks to knock down Dawodu but the Canadian won't allow it.
End of the 2nd Round
The second round ends. For the first time in the fight Tukhugov managed to knock down Dawodu.
2:40 | 2nd Round
Dawodu has connected a couple of kicks to Tukhugov.
1st Round ends
The first round is over. Few hits between both fighters but effective, especially by Dawodu.
1:00 | 1st Round
Last minute of the first round.
3:00 | 1st Round
Dawodu has started the fight very well.
1st Round
The fight between Dawodu and Tukhugov begins.
Start of the main fights
Now the main fights will start on Fight Island. The first will be between Hakeem Dawodu and Zubaira Tukhugov.
Riddell wins
Brad Riddell wins by unanimous decision.
3rd Round
The fight is over and the winner will be known by decision.
2nd Round
The second round ends. Riddell has connected a total of 75 hits while Da Silva has connected 50.
1st Round
The first round ends with Da Silva dominating Riddell.
Here comes the main card
Everything begins to prepare for the first star fight Hakeem Dawodu and Zubaira Tukhugov.
Ready for the Main Card
Now comes the final preliminary fight between Brad Riddell vs. Alex Da Silva.
Matthews' victory
Jake Matthews takes the victory over Diego Sanchez by unanimous decision.
Next fight
The next match will be between Diego Sanchez and Jake Matthews.
Great victory
After a kick to the head, Ludovit Klein beat Shane Young by a K.O. in the first round.
Fourth fight
The next contest will be in the featherweight division.
Shane Young vs Loduvit Klein
Victory for William Knight
William Knight beat Aleksa Camur by unanimous decision.
Quick victory for Espino
Juan Espino takes the victory by summation in the first round.
Adesanya vs Paulo Costa COMPARISON
In sum of the factors, the difference in the physical attributes of Adesanya is greater: height, wingspan and size of the legs favor the Nigerian. However, Paulo Costa is a pressure fighter, who fights at close range. The Brazilian has a much higher volume of blows, while the opponent is more surgical.
Invicts fighters
The fight Adesanya vs Costa is the second in the entire history of the organization of UFC between undefeated fighters, among men. The Nigerian has 19 victories in 19 fights and "Borrachinha", also with 100%, has 13 fights.
Second fight
For starting the second preliminary fight between Juan Espino and Jeff Hughes.
Victory for Danilo Marques
Danilo Marques gets the first victory of the night against Khadis Ibragimov by unanimous decision.
UFC 253
For starting the preliminary fights in UFC 253. See the complete card here.
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Israel Adesanya
The champion Israel Adesanya has the longest winning streak in the middleweight division with 8 wins.
Paulo Costa
Paulo Costa is the #2 fighter in the middleweight ranking. He also has a 57.8% accuracy in his hits, the third best average of the middleweight in the history of the UFC.
In this way was the weigh-in of the fight UFC 253!
Don't move from here!
In a few moments we will share with you details of the main combats in UFC 253, as well as the latest information from Fight Island.
UFC 253 Main Card
The rest of the main card completes it:
Kai Kara France vs Brandon Royval
Ketlen Vieria vs Sijara Eubanks
Hakeem Dawodu vs Zubaira Tukhugov
Channels for UFC 253 online
The fight will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Adesanya vs Costa can be tuned from the streams of UFC tv.
If you want to watch the fight on the internet, VAVEL USA is your best option.
Two titles on the line
Besides the middleweight championship, the semi-fullweight title will also be on the line with the fight between Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz.
Weighing ceremony
During the weighing ceremony Adesanya gave a weight of 184 pounds while Costa gave a weight of 185 pounds. At the end of the weigh-in both fighters almost ended in punches.
The Challenger
Paulo Costa, originally from Brazil, has a record of 13-0-0 inside the octagon. 92% of his victories have been by K.O. and 8% by submission.
The Champion
Israel Adesanya, originally from Nigeria has a 19-0-0 record in UFC. He has earned 78% of his wins by K.O.
The Arena
The fight will take place on Fight Island, located in Saudi Arabia.
The start is scheduled at 10:00pm ET.
Welcome to VAVEL.com’s coverage of the UFC 253
Welcome to the broadcast of the Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa fight for the middleweight championship at UFC 253. The fight will take place on Fight Island, Saudi Arabia at 9:00 p.m.