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Reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will defend his division title against undefeated 185-pound bruiser Paulo Costa in the UFC 253 pay-per-view (PPV) main event this Sat. night (Sept. 26, 2020) inside Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
To help get fans amped for this weekend’s epic grudge match, the promotion held a special pre-fight media day featuring both “The Last Stylebender” and “The Eraser,” along with a few other big names from the “Fight Island” lineup.
Check out the complete schedule below:
10:00 a.m. Israel Adesanya
10:15 a.m. Kai Kara France
10:30 a.m. Hakeem Dawodu
10:45 a.m. Dominick Reyes
11:00 a.m. Ketlen Vieira
11:15 a.m. Zubaira Tukhugov
11:30 a.m. Sijara Eubanks
11:45 a.m. Brandon Royval
12:00 p.m. Jan Blachowicz
12:15 p.m. Paulo Costa
To see the complete UFC 253 fight card and line up click here. Fore more news and notes ahead of this weekend’s “Adesanya vs. Costa” event click here.