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UFC 263 Adesanya vs Vettori 2

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Sat 12th June 2021 10:00pm Local
Sun 13th June 2021 2:00am UTC

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League
UFC

Season
2021

Round
20

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Location
Gila River Arena
(17,208 Attendance)

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Description

A historic moment for Italian sport. Marvin Vettori, The Italian Dream, will fight for the UFC middleweight title to become the first Italian world champion in the promotion that made Conor McGregor famous. The opponent is New Zealand star Israel Adesanya, who defeated Marvin three years ago in a hotly contested match with an uncertain verdict to the last.

Background
The event was the second that the promotion has contested in Glendale, following UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje in April 2018. Zuffa had previously hosted the final World Extreme Cagefighting event, WEC 53, at the arena in December 2010.

A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori headlined the event. The pair previously met at UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje, where Adesanya won via split decision.

A UFC Flyweight Championship rematch between champion Deiveson Figueiredo and former title challenger Brandon Moreno took place as the co-main event. The pairing previously met in December 2020 at UFC 256, where Figueiredo retained the title after the bout was scored a majority draw.

A light heavyweight bout between Paul Craig and Jamahal Hill took place at the event. The pairing was previously scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland, but Hill withdrew from that event on March 10 after testing positive for COVID-19.

A welterweight fight between Leon Edwards and former UFC Lightweight Championship challenger Nate Diaz (also The Ultimate Fighter 5 lightweight winner) was expected to take place at UFC 262. However, Diaz pulled out due to a minor injury in early May and the bout took place at this event. Despite the different date, the pairing retained its original status, marking the first time in UFC history that a non-title bout other than the main event was scheduled for five rounds.

A women's bantamweight bout between Karol Rosa and Sijara Eubanks was scheduled to take place at the event. However, Rosa pulled out of the fight in late-May citing an eye injury. In turn, Eubanks was removed from the card and will face Priscila Cachoeira six weeks later at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw instead.

A lightweight bout between Frank Camacho and Matt Frevola was originally scheduled to take place at UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Volkov in June 2020, but Frevola was pulled from the fight during the week leading up to the event after teammate and cornerman Billy Quarantillo tested positive for COVID-19. Despite two negative tests, Frevola was removed from the bout in an abundance of caution. They were then rescheduled for this event. In turn, Camacho pulled out of the fight four days before the event after being injured in a car accident. Frevola faced promotional newcomer Terrance McKinney instead.

At the weigh-ins, Steven Peterson weighed in at 148.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 20% of his purse, which went to his opponent Chase Hooper.

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Result List

01	Israel Adesanya	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
01	Marvin Vettori	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
02	Brandon Moreno	UFC Flyweight	WIN
02	Deiveson Figueiredo	UFC Bantamweight	LOSS
03	Leon Edwards	UFC Welterweight	WIN
03	Nate Diaz		LOSS
04	Belal Muhammad	UFC Welterweight	WIN
04	Demian Maia	UFC Welterweight	LOSS
05	Paul Craig	UFC Middleweight	WIN
05	Jamahal Hill	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS
06	Brad Riddell	UFC Lightweight	WIN
06	Drew Dober	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
07	Eryk Anders	UFC Middleweight	WIN
07	Darren Stewart	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS
08	Lauren Murphy	UFC Flyweight Women	WIN
08	Joanne Wood	UFC Flyweight Women	LOSS
09	Movsar Evloev	UFC Featherweight	WIN
09	Hakeem Dawodu	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
10	Pannie Kianzad	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
10	Alexis Davis	UFC Strawweight Women	LOSS
11	Terrance McKinney	UFC Lightweight	WIN
11	Matt Frevola	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
12	Steven Peterson	UFC Featherweight	WIN
12	Chase Hooper	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
13	Fares Ziam	UFC Lightweight	WIN
13	Luigi Vendramini	UFC Lightweight	LOSS

Result Description

Middleweight Israel Adesanya (c) def. Marvin Vettori Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00
Flyweight Brandon Moreno def. Deiveson Figueiredo (c) Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 2:26
Welterweight Leon Edwards def. Nate Diaz Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) 5 5:00
Welterweight Belal Muhammad def. Demian Maia Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Paul Craig def. Jamahal Hill TKO (elbows and punches) 1 1:59
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Lightweight Brad Riddell def. Drew Dober Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Eryk Anders def. Darren Stewart Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Lauren Murphy def. Joanne Calderwood Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Movsar Evloev def. Hakeem Dawodu Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Women's Bantamweight Pannie Kianzad def. Alexis Davis Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Terrance McKinney def. Matt Frevola KO (punches) 1 0:07
Catchweight (148.5 lb) Steven Peterson def. Chase Hooper Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Fares Ziam def. Luigi Vendramini Decision (majority) (29–28, 29–28, 28–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Carlos Felipe def. Jake Collier Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00

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