The UFC puts on its seventh numbered event of the year on Saturday with UFC 263 , which takes place at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. A championship doubleheader tops the card, and both are rematches. Israel Adesanya (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will run it back with Marvin Vettori (17-4-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC) for middleweight gold after winning the first fight by split decision in April 2018, while Deiveson Figueiredo (20-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) and Brandon Moreno (18-5-2 MMA, 6-2-2 UFC) fight again for the flyweight strap after battling to a draw in December. In addition to the title fights, Leon Edwards (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) and Nate Diaz (20-12 MMA, 15-10 UFC) are set to scrap in the featured bout in what will be the first five-round bout in company history that’s neither a main event nor a title fight.
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UFC 263 pre-event facts: Can Israel Adesanya thwart Marvin Vettori’s takedowns? – MMA Junkie