UFC 253 pre-fight coverage

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Watch ‘UFC 253 – ‘ADESANYA VS. COSTA’ here! Bloody Elbow presents its pre-fight coverage for UFC 253, which goes down on September 26th on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In the main event, r…

UFC 248 Adesanya v Romero

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Watch ‘UFC 253 – ‘ADESANYA VS. COSTA’ here!

Bloody Elbow presents its pre-fight coverage for UFC 253, which goes down on September 26th on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In the main event, reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defends his title against fellow unbeaten striker Paulo Costa. The co-main event is a vacant light heavyweight championship bout between Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz.

UFC 253 airs live on pay-per-view, with a main card start time at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT and prelims on ESPN2/ESPN+ at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT.