

Nigerian-born Kiwi Adesanya has looked virtually unstoppable at middleweight since joining the UFC in 2018. It will be organisation's first visit to the venue since 2018, when Dustin Poirier stopped Justin Gaethje in the fourth round of a wild main event. Home to the NHL's Arizona Coyotes, the venue holds around 19,000 spectators. The card is being held at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Matt Frevolaįeatherweight - Chase Hooper vs. Women's bantamweight - Pannie Kianzad vs. Joanne Calderwoodįeatherweight - Movsar Evloev vs. Marvin Vettoriįlyweight - Deiveson Figueiredo (C) vs.

The main prelims start at 10am and the pay-per-view portion of the card kicks off at 12pm.Įxpect Adesanya and Vettori to fight at around 3pm.

We're starting early with this one, as the Fight Pass prelims get underway from 8am AEST. Unlike some other big events, including Conor McGregor's showdown with Dustin Poirier, the PPV is not available on Kayo. You can stream the entire card from the early prelims to the main event on the UFC's streaming service Fight Pass. The prelims will be on ESPN and Kayo from 10am. The pay-per-view card will be broadcast on Main Event from midday and will cost you $54.95. UFC 263 will take place on Saturday, June 12 in the US, which will be to Sunday, June 13 in Australia and New Zealand. Jake Collier via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) WHEN IS UFC 263 - ADESANYA VS. Luigi Vendramini via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) Matt Frevola via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:07įeatherweight - Chase Hooper vs. Joanne Calderwood via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)įeatherweight - Movsar Evloev vs. Jamahal Hill via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:59 Deiveson Figueiredo via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:26 Marvin Vettoriįlyweight championship - Deiveson Figueiredo (c) vs. Middleweight championship - Israel Adesanya (c) vs. #ufc263- Robert Whittaker JUFC 263 LIVE UPDATES "I'm the motherf***ing king, b*tch." Adesanya's said in the post-fight interview while calling out nemesis Rob Whittaker and, to be fair to him, it's hard to disagree. Israel Adesanya was clinical in defending his 185-lb strap at UFC 263, getting the nod on all three judges scorecards over Italian Marvin Vettori, 50-45.Īdesanya's record improves to 21-1 with a barrage of leg kicks and a missed rear naked choke for Vettori in the third round proving the difference. ISRAEL ADESANYA DEFENDS HIS UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT BELT Here's everything you need to know about UFC 263. With fans well and truly back at pay-per-view events in the US, you can be certain of an electric atmosphere. The 185-pound belt isn't the only one on the line at UFC 263, with Deiveson Figueiredo looking to defend his flyweight strap against Brandon Moreno.īoth title fights are rematches, with Adesanya holding a win over Vettori back in 2018, and Figueiredo and Moreno meeting for the second time after an illegal groin shot overshadowed their draw back at UFC 256 in December , UFC 263 is live from Glendale, Arizona, with Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori set to fight for the middleweight title.
