Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa spent months trading verbal shots, but when it came time to step into the Octagon at UFC 253, the only meaningful blows that landed were those of middleweight champion.

Two championships were up for grabs at UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi ... after a successful title defense by Israel Adesanya. Adesanya dominated Paulo Costa in the night's main event, silencing his ...

Now to the preview for the UFC 253 “Adesanya vs. Costa” main card: UFC Middleweight Championship Israel Adesanya (19-0) vs. Paulo Henrique Costa (13-0) ODDS: Adesanya (-170), Costa (+150 ...

Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faces his toughest challenge at UFC 253 against Paulo Costa. Adesanya (19-0) and Costa (13-0) each enter the fight without a blemish on their record ...

UFC 253 began at 7 p.m. ET today (Saturday ... Yes, UFC's home away from home, Fight Island, is playing host to Israel Adesanya (19-0-0) vs Paulo Costa (13-0-0), a battle where the former defends ...

Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa will fight in UFC 253's main event on Saturday Sept. 26 at 10/9c. Adesanya defends his middleweight championship against Costa, who is ranked second. Both are ...

The UFC 253 main card on Saturday night is headlined by a title matchup of unbeaten middleweight fighters in Israel Adesanya (19-0) and Paulo Costa (13-0). Such a high-profile clash between UFC ...

Israel Adesanya will make his second defense of his title against the hulking Paulo Costa in the main event of UFC 253. It's a battle between two fighters who have been on a collision course for ...

The Bloody Elbow team has made its picks for UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi, and most of us believe that Israel Adesanya will remain the UFC middleweight champion by handing Paulo Costa his first career ...

Israel Adesanya is up against Paulo Costa as he puts his middleweight title on the line this weekend for UFC 253. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is heading back to the UAE and will see the ...

All zeroes are not equal. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya entered Saturday night's title fight with a 19-0 record. His challenger, Paulo Costa, came in at 13-0. And when the UFC 253 main ...

Paulo Costa is undefeated. That will change on Saturday -- don't even mention a draw, please -- when they meet for Adesanya's middleweight championship in the main event of UFC 253 in the ...