UFC 263 results live online: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) TONIGHT (Sat., June 12, 2021) with Middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, locking hor…
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UFC 263 results live online: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) TONIGHT (Sat., June 12, 2021) with Middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, locking horns with Marvin Vettori in a highly-anticipated rematch from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. In UFC 263’s co-main event, Flyweight roost ruler, Deiveson Figueiredo, tangles with Brandon Moreno in a rematch of the “Fight of the Year” in 2020. Last, and certainly not least, it’s a historic five-round, non-title Welterweight showdown when Leon Edwards welcomes back box office powerhouse, Nate Diaz, to the Octagon. It’s a championship double-dip with a Stockton kicker!
MMAmania.com will deliver bell-to-bell results coverage of UFC 263 online LIVE all evening and (late) night right here, including latest fight updates, fight recaps, video highlights, winners, losers, press conference streams and all the other post-fight fallout you can handle well into Sunday. Buckle up! We’ll have all the news that’s fit to print and much, much more. We’ve got UFC 263’s entire card — including “Prelims” undercard matches on Fight Pass/ESPN+ and ESPN/ESPN+ — all covered below in our comprehensive story stream.
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Lightweight prospect Terrance McKinney cashed in on a huge short-notice Octagon debut earlier tonight (Sat., June 12, 2021) at UFC 263 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Gle…
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Lightweight prospect Terrance McKinney cashed in on a huge short-notice Octagon debut earlier tonight (Sat., June 12, 2021) at UFC 263 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, when he stopped veteran Matt Frevola via knockout (punches) just seven seconds into the first round.
McKinney was filling in on a few days notice but he did compete little more than one week ago at LFA 109. It didn’t take McKinney long to find his range and land a beautiful combination that sent Frevola crashing to the canvas. McKinney followed up with a few insurance shots before the referee stepped in for the stoppage.
Check out the video highlights above courtesy of UFC/ESPN.
This is one of the best ways to make a UFC debut and McKinney did it against one of the tougher guys at 155 pounds. The young prospect did injure his knee in celebration after the quick stoppage so hopefully it’s not too serious and McKinney can book another Octagon appearance in 2021.
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Israel Adesanya will look to return to the UFC win column later tonight (Sat., June 12, 2021) at UFC 263 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, when he defend…
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Israel Adesanya will look to return to the UFC win column later tonight (Sat., June 12, 2021) at UFC 263 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, when he defends his undisputed middleweight title against budding rival Marvin Vettori.
Before “Last Stylebender” and “Italian Dream” collide in their main event rematch atop the UFC 263 PPV card there will be a collection of promising matchups that will unfold in violent fashion. From a co-main event clash between UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno to a five-round fight pitting welterweight contender Leon Edwards against a returning Nate Diaz, UFC 263 will deliver the action from start to finish.
We will compile the best of the best below — with all video footage courtesy of UFC and ESPN — and will continue to share the action as it rolls in. Enjoy!
Carlos Felipe def. Jake Collier via Split Decision
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Leon Edwards is hoping to capture the biggest win of his MMA career later tonight (Sat., June 12, 2021) at UFC 263 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, when…
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Leon Edwards is hoping to capture the biggest win of his MMA career later tonight (Sat., June 12, 2021) at UFC 263 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, when the talented welterweight contender meets the unflappable Nate Diaz in a five-round, non-title fight.
Edwards, who is coming off a no contest against Belal Muhammad this past March, is currently riding an eight-fight win streak. While “Rocky” wasn’t able to cash in on a title shot against current 170-pound champion Kamaru Usman he still locked down a massive fight with one of the biggest names in the sport. Diaz hasn’t fought since Nov. 2019 but that doesn’t take away from his popularity and capabilities inside of the Octagon.
“He’s one of the biggest names in the UFC at the moment,” Edwards told UFC.com. “For me to go out there and take him out would put me right where I need to be, which is fighting for the world title. That’s my focus, going out there, putting my best foot forward, performing to the best of my abilities and getting the victory.”
While Edwards is a massive favorite to defeat Diaz and push his current win streak to nine there’s no such thing as a sure thing in the sport of MMA. After all, Diaz is one of the most experienced fighters on the UFC roster today and a savvy veteran who is dangerous wherever the fight goes. If Edwards doesn’t pay close attention to every detail he could find himself in serious trouble in the later frames of the five-round fight.
“I think with a person like Nate, he’s going to bring the best out of you,” said Edwards. “He’s right there in front of you, you don’t have to go looking for him, and you know what he’s going to bring to the table. He’s been doing it now for his whole career, his patterns are the same. This is going to be a guy that brings the best out of me, and I cannot wait to show that to the world.”
If Edwards is able to decisively beat Diaz this weekend in Arizona then he puts himself in a great position to fight for the UFC welterweight title next. No. 1-ranked contender Colby Covington may get the first crack at Usman, but “Rocky” would be right behind him. It would be a dream come true for Edwards to fight for the UFC title and try to avenge his previous loss to Usman.
“It would be amazing to go back and defeat the guy who defeated me five years ago,” Edwards explained. “To win the belt off him would just be an extra bonus. It would be good to go back and capture the world title from Kamaru.”
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 263 fight card right HERE, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.
One of the biggest fight cards of the year will go down later this evening (Sat., June 12, 2021) as UFC 263 unfolds live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
In the main event, undisputed UFC middlewe…
One of the biggest fight cards of the year will go down later this evening (Sat., June 12, 2021) as UFC 263 unfolds live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
In the main event, undisputed UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will put his title on the line in a rematch with streaking contender Marvin Vettori. Adesanya is coming off his first professional loss in a failed attempt to defeat UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz, but “Last Stylebender” is still going for his third-straight defense at 185 pounds. Vettori will look to cash in on his first ever UFC title shot.
The co-headliner will feature a title fight reboot between UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno. The two flyweights fought to a majority draw in their last meeting back at UFC 256, which proved to be one of the best title fights in division history. Either man could come out on top this weekend in Arizona and for that this is one of the most exciting fights on the entire card.
Rounding out the top of the UFC 263 PPV main card will be a five-round war between welterweight contender Leon Edwards and a returning Nat Diaz. This will be Diaz’s first action since losing to Jorge Masvidal for the “BMF” title back in Nov. 2019. Diaz requested that this fight be five rounds of action and UFC happily obliged. For Edwards, this is the fight he’s been waiting for to push him over the edge at 170 pounds and secure him his well-earned UFC title shot.
Heading into tonight’s festivities the promotion has released the cold open montage for UFC 263’s PPV main card. You can catch the full video above courtesy of UFC. If you needed any more reasons to order tonight’s PPV card this video preview narrated by Ron Perlman might just do it.
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It all goes down later tonight (Sat., June 12, 2021) at UFC 263 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, as Israel Adesanya defends hi…
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It all goes down later tonight (Sat., June 12, 2021) at UFC 263 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, as Israel Adesanya defends his UFC middleweight title against Marvin Vettori in the main event.
In addition to the middleweight rematch, reigning UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo will put his 125-pound title on the line in a rematch with Brandon Moreno, Nate Diaz will make his anticipated Octagon return against streaking welterweight contender Leon Edwards, and Brazilian legend Demian Maia will lock horns with veteran Belal Muhammad in main card action.
Take a look below at UFC 263’s complete fight card line up and start times:
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV) 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT
Israel Adesanya vs. Marvin Vettori Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno Leon Edwards vs. Nate Diaz Demian Maia vs. Belal Muhammad Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill
‘Prelims’ Undercard (ESPN/ESPN+) 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT
Drew Dober vs. Brad Riddell Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart Lauren Murphy vs. Joanne Calderwood Movsar Evloev vs. Hakeem Dawodu
Early ‘Prelims’ Undercard (ESPN+/Fight Pass) 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT
Pannie Kianzad vs. Alexis Davis Matt Frevola vs. Terrance McKinney Chase Hooper vs. Steven Peterson Fares Ziam vs. Luigi Vendramini Carlos Felipe vs. Jake Collier
Online
UFC 263: “Adesanya vs. Vettori 2” PPV main card can be viewed via the ESPN+ streaming app.
UFC 263: “Adesanya vs. Vettori 2” PPV main card and undercard “Prelims” can be viewed via ESPN+ streaming app through Google Play and iTunes stores.
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