The Ultimate Fighting Championship spared no expense, as three title bouts will buoy UFC 259 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Jan Blachowicz risks his light heavyweight crown against Israel Adesanya in the headliner, while Amanda Nunes puts her women’s featherweight belt on the line against Megan Anderson in one co-main event and Petr Yan defends his bantamweight strap against Aljamain Sterling in the other.
UFC 259 “Blachowicz vs. Adesanya”—which streams live to ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT—also features a lightweight showcase pairing Islam Makhachev with Drew Dober and a light heavyweight tilt matching Thiago Santos with Aleksandar Rakic. ESPN (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) and UFC Fight Pass (6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT) are scheduled to share coverage of the undercard, a 10-fight slate of prelims anchored by a bantamweight battle between former champion Dominick Cruz and upstart contender Casey Kenney.
A closer look at the UFC 259 particulars:
THE LINEUP
205: Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya145: Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson
135: Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling
155: Islam Makhachev vs. Drew Dober
205: Thiago Santos vs. Aleksandar Rakic
135: Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney
135: Kyler Phillips vs. Yadong Song
125: Joseph Benavidez vs. Askar Askarov
125: Kai Kara France vs. Rogerio Bontorin
125: Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa
205: Carlos Ulberg vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
170: Sean Brady vs. Jake Matthews
115: Livinha Souza vs. Amanda Lemos
155: Uros Medic vs. Aalon Cruz
135: Trevin Jones vs. Mario Bautista
THE RUNDOWN
• UFC 259 Virtual Media Day• Preview: The Main Card
• Preview: The Prelims
• Weigh-in Report
• By The Numbers: Nunes vs. Anderson
• By The Numbers: Yan vs. Sterling
• Rivalries: Dominick Cruz
• By The Numbers: UFC 259 Pre-Fight Edition
• Stand and Deliver: UFC 259
• The Bottom Line: Three-Headed Monsters
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