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Watch the full episode of Countdown to UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa.
The UFC is back in Abu Dhabi for its second “Fight Island” run of the year. They’re returning to Yas Island with a bang, as undefeated middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faces undefeated Brazilian knockout artist Paulo Costa in a highly anticipated main event. As for the co-main event, Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz will vie for the vacant light heavyweight title. Jon Jones or Daniel Cormier has ruled this division for nine years, but Cormier is retired and Jones vacated the belt, so a new king will be crowned.
As is standard for pay-per-view shows, UFC 253 gets the Countdown preview treatment. At the top of the page you can watch Countdown to UFC 253, which focuses exclusively on the two title fights.
As a reminder, the full card is below:
Main Card (10 PM ET, ESPN+ PPV)
Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa
Dominick Reyes vs. Jan Blachowicz
Kai Kara-France vs. Brandon Royval
Ketlen Vieira vs. Sijara Eubanks
Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
Preliminary Card (7 PM ET, ESPN2/ESPN+)
Brad Riddell vs. Alex Da Silva
Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Matthews
Ludovit Klein vs. Shane Young
Aleksa Camur vs. William Knight
Juan Espino vs. Jeff Hughes
Khadis Ibragimov vs. Danilo Marques