UFC 263 was a night of clear answers to a lot of questions. Israel Adesanya had a much easier time in his rematch against Marvin Vettori, and added to his legacy as middleweight champion. So has he done everything he has to do to prove his greatness in the division, or does another rematch -- against Robert Whittaker -- carry high stakes for Adesanya's legacy?
Israel Adesanya retained his UFC middleweight title with a dominant unanimous-decision victory over Marvin Vettori in Saturday's main event of UFC 263 in Glendale, Arizona. All three judges scored the bout 50-45 for Adesanya.
Brandon Moreno wasn't even supposed to be competitive with Deiveson Figueiredo the first time they fought in December. And after showing he could be competitive in a majority draw, he still wasn't supposed to win their rematch on Saturday. No one will count out Brandon Moreno anymore.
Unbeaten Russian Movsar Evloev used a string of takedowns to defeat Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu on the undercard of UFC 263 Saturday night.
It was one of the best fights of 2020 - Last December, Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno put on a show. The two went five grueling rounds only to see it end in a draw. Tonight the pair will step into the ring once again to try and settle the score. TSN's Aaron Bronsteter is calling it "Round 6."
Leon Edwards already owns victories over Rafael dos Anjos, Donald Cerrone and Vicente Luque, but a date with Diaz can change one's whole career narrative.
Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori will come full circle from their first meeting this Saturday when they clash in a rematch in the main event of UFC 263 with the middleweight title on the line. Neither man has lost in the middleweight division since that fight and UFC president Dana White believes that much improved versions of both fighters will enter the Octagon in Saturday’s headliner.
Marvin Vettori explains why he appreciates that he is not given enough credit for his cerebral nature and hopes to use that as an advantage when he faces Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 263.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik has a knack for getting finishes right before the bell. Less than two years after he earned the latest finish in UFC heavyweight history, Rozenstruik uncorked another buzzer-beater Saturday. The kickboxing standout stopped Augusto Sakai via TKO with punches at 4 minutes, 59 seconds of the first round in the main event of UFC Fight Night.
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Fighters across 12 divisions - Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight, Flyweight, Women's Featherweight, Women's Bantamweight, Women's Flyweight and Women's Strawweight - have earned the right to call themselves UFC champions.
