Stay tuned to mmainsight.com this evening for all the UFC 253 results live as they happen from Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, where middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will look to defend his title against Paulo Costa, while the vacant light-heavyweight strap is up for grabs when Dominick Reyes squares up to Jan Blachowicz.
The action is expected to get underway at 7pm ET (12am UK) with the main card going live at 10pm ET (3am UK).
Main Card
Israel Adesanya defeats Paulo Costa by TKO at 3.59mins of Rd2
Fight Report
Jan Blachowicz defeats Dominick Reyes by TKO at 4.36mins of Rd2
Brandon Royval defeats Kai Kara-France by submission (guillotine choke) at 0.48mins of Rd2
Ketlen Vieira defeats Sijara Eubanks by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Hakeem Dawodu defeats Zubaira Tukhugov by split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Prelims
Brad Riddell defeats Alex Da Silva by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Jake Matthews defeats Diego Sanchez by unanimous decision (30-26 x3)
Ludovit Klein defeats Shane Young by KO at 1.16mins of Rd1
William Knight defeats Aleksa Camur by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 x2)
Juan Francisco Espino Dieppa defeats Jeff Hughes by submission (Scarf hold) at 3.48mins of Rd1
Danilo Marques defeats Khadis Ibragimov by Unanimous Decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
