It will be a championship doubleheader on September 19, as UFC 253 features two of the biggest fights of the year. In the main event, a score will be settled at 185 pounds when UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya puts his belt on the line against explosive Brazilian contender Paulo Costa. These two rivals sport a combined 32-0 record, and with the bad blood boiling, fireworks are expected for five rounds or less. Plus, Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz battle it out for the vacant UFC light heavyweight championship in a highly anticipated co-main event showdown.
How to Stream UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa
UFC 253 Fight Card:
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Main Event: Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa, middleweight championship
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Co-main: Dominick Reyes vs Jan Blachowicz, light heavyweight championship
- Kai Kara France vs Brandon Royval
- Ketlen Vieira vs Sijara Eubanks
- Hakeem Dawodu vs Zubaira Tukhugov
- Brad Riddell vs Alex da Silva
- Diego Sanchez vs Jake Matthews
- Shane Young vs Nate Landwehr
- William Knight vs Aleksa Camur
- Juan Espino vs Jeff Hughes
- Khadis Ibragimov vs Danilo Marques
When is UFC 253?
United States
Main Card: 10pm/7pm ETPT on ESPN+
Prelims: 8pm/5pm ETPT on ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes
Early Prelims: 7pm/4pm on UFC FIGHT PASS, ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes
Africa
Main Card: 3am WAT (Sunday), 4am SAST (Sunday) on SuperSport Action and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 1am WAT (Sunday), 2am SAST (Sunday), on SuperSport Action and UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 12am WAT (Saturday), 1am SAST (Sunday), on UFC FIGHT PASS
Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, East Timor)
Main Card: 10am HKT (Sunday) on Fox Sports and Fox+ (Hong Kong & Singapore)
Prelims: 6am HKT (Sunday) on Fox Sports and Fox+ (Hong Kong & Singapore)
Australia
Main Card: 12pm/10am AEST/AWST (Sunday) on Main Event, Fetch TV, UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 10am/8am AEST/AWST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and ESPN
Early Prelims: 9am/7am AEST/AWST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Denmark
Main Card: 4am CEST (Sunday) on Viaplay
Prelims: 2am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 1am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Finland
Main Card: 5am EEST (Sunday) on Viaplay
Prelims: 3am EEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 2am EEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
France
Main Card: 4am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Prelims: 2am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 1am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Germany
Main Card: 4am CEST (Sunday) on DAZN and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 2am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 1am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Iceland
Main Card: 2am GMT (Sunday) on Viaplay
Prelims: 12am GMT (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 11pm GMT (Saturday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Republic of Ireland
Main Card: 3am BST (Sunday) on BT Sport 1
Prelims: 1am BST (Sunday) on BT Sport 1 and UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 12am BST (Saturday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
India
Main Card: 07:30am (IST) (Sunday) on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, and Sony LIV
Italy
Main Card: 4am CEST (Sunday) on DAZN and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 2am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 1am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Japan
Main Card: 11am JPT (Sunday) on WOWOW and UFC FIGHT PASS
Prelims: 9am JPT (Sunday) on WOWOW and UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 8am JPT (Sunday) on WOWOW and UFC FIGHT PASS
MENA
Main Card: 6am GST (Sunday) on Abu Dhabi Sports 2, Abu Dhabi Sports 4, and UFC Arabia
Prelims: 4am GST (Sunday) on Abu Dhabi Sports 2, Abu Dhabi Sports 4, and UFC Arabia
Early Prelims: 3am GST (Sunday) on UFC Arabia
Mexico
Main Card: 9pm MEX on Fox Sports
Prelims: 7pm MEX Fox Sports and UFC Fight Pass
Early Prelims: 6pm MEX on UFC Fight Pass
Netherlands
Main Card: 4am CEST (Sunday) on Kijk and SBS9
Prelims: 2am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 1am CEST on UFC FIGHT PASS
New Zealand
Main Card: 2pm NZST (Sunday) on SKY Arena and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 12pm NZST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS, ESPN, and PRIME
Early Prelims: 11am NZST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Norway
Main Card: 4am CEST (Sunday) on Viaplay
Prelims: 2am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 1am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Pakistan
Main Card: 7am (PST) (Sunday) on Ten Sports
Poland
Main Card: 4am CEST on Polsat Sport and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 2am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 1am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Russia
Main Card: 5am MSK (Sunday) on Wink, More.TV, Tricolor, and UFC FIGHT PASS
Prelims: 3am MSK (Sunday) on Wink, More.TV, Tricolor and UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 2am MSK (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Spain
Main Card: 4am CEST (Sunday) on DAZN and UFC PPV on UFC Fight Pass
Prelims: 2am CEST (Sunday) on DAZN and UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 1am CEST (Sunday) on DAZN and UFC FIGHT PASS
Sweden
Main Card: 4am CEST (Sunday) on Viaplay
Prelims: 2am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
Early Prelims: 1am CEST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
United Kingdom
Main Card: 3am BST (Sunday) on BT Sport 1
Prelims: 1am BST (Sunday) on UFC FIGHT PASS and BT Sport 1
Early Prelims: 12am BST (Saturday) on UFC FIGHT PASS
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