UFC 253

UFC 253 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on September 26, 2020 at a TBD location.[1]

UFC 253
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateSeptember 26, 2020 (2020-09-26)
VenueTBD
CityTBD
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night 178 UFC 253 UFC Fight Night 179

Background

The event was originally expected to take place on September 19, but it was moved to September 26. UFC Fight Night 178 is now expected to take place on the former date.[1]

A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa is expected to serve as the event headliner.[2] The bout was originally targeted for UFC 248, but Costa was unable to compete on that card due to injury.[3] In turn, Adesanya faced former interim title challenger (as well as 2000 Olympic silver medalist and former world champion in freestyle wrestling) Yoel Romero.[4]

While not officially announced by the organization, a UFC Lightweight Championship unification bout between current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Justin Gaethje was briefly linked to the event.[5] However, the date did not materialize and their manager, Ali Abdelaziz, indicated that his clients should still face each other before the end of the year.[6] The pairing has now been scheduled for UFC 254.[7]

A heavyweight bout between Ciryl Gane and Shamil Abdurakhimov is expected to take place at this event.[8] The pairing was originally scheduled for UFC 249. However, Gane was forced to pull out of the event after he was struck by a pneumothorax in training.[9] Subsequently, the pairing was rescheduled for UFC 251 and cancelled a second time as Abdurakhimov was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons.[10]

Announced bouts

See also

References
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  2. Mike Bohn (2020-07-18). "Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa middleweight title fight set for UFC 253". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  3. Katrina Mahoney (2019-10-30). "Paulo Costa injured, Israel Adesanya targets Yoel Romero for his first title defence". fightnewsaustralia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  4. Mike Bohn and John Morgan (2020-03-05). "Israel Adesanya rips Paulo Costa, explains UFC 248 fight with skidding Yoel Romero". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  5. Darryl Pinto (2020-06-10). "BREAKING: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje set to scrap at UFC 253". essentiallysports.com. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  6. Staff (2020-07-22). "Khabib's manager insists Justin Gaethje bout will still happen in 2020". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  7. Simon Head (2020-07-28). "Dana White announces Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje for Oct. 24". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  8. Farah Hannoun (2020-07-15). "With Sergei Pavlovich out, Ciryl Gane vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov targeted for Sept. 19 UFC event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  9. Guilherme Cruz (2020-03-05). "Ciryl Gane out of UFC 249 fight with Shamil Abdurakhimov". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  10. Staff (2020-04-14). "Sergei Pavlovich encounters Ciryl Gane during the August 8 event". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-07-15. (in Dutch)
  11. "UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | ESPN FightCenter". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  12. DNA, MMA. "Mackenzie Dern vs. Randa Markos tijdens UFC 253 op 26 september". Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  13. "Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov toegevoegd aan UFC 253 op 19 september". MMA DNA. 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  14. Dorff, Marcel. "Shamil Abdurakhimov will fight Ciryl Gane at #UFC253 on September 19th".
  15. Farah Hannoun (2020-07-19). "Casey Kenney vs. Heili Alateng added to UFC 253 lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  16. "Flyweights Jordan Espinosa en David Dvorak toegevoegd aan UFC 253". MMA DNA. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  17. "Light-Heavyweightclash tussen Johnny Walker en Ryan Spann tijdens UFC 253". MMA DNA. 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  18. Lee, Alexander K. (2020-08-14). "Donald Cerrone vs. Niko Price set for Sept. 19 UFC show". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  19. Redactie (2020-07-27). "UFC Flyweightclash tussen Kai Kara-France en Brandon Royval op 26 september". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-07-28.language=en-nl}}
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