UFC 259
UFC 259
Post Fight Press Conference
UFC 259 Błachowicz vs. Adesanya is a martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 6, 2021 at the UFC Apex Facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.[10]
About
Main Event
UFC 259 Recap
The event was headlined by a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Jan Błachowicz and current UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya. If successful, Adesanya would become the fourth man to be champion in two divisions simultaneously and fifth fighter overall (after.Conor McGregor at UFC 205, Daniel Cormier at UFC 226, Amanda Nunes at UFC 232 and Henry Cejudo at UFC 238), as well as the eighth person overall to win a title in different divisions.
It marked the sixth time in UFC history that champions in different divisions will fought for the same title, following UFC 94, UFC 205, UFC 226, UFC 232 and UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw.
Former title challenger Glover Teixeira served as backup and a potential replacement for the fight.
UFC middleweight champion Adesanya (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC),lost a unanimous decision to UFC light heavyweight champion Blachowicz (28-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) in the main event of UFC 259.[3]
Nunes vs. Anderson
A UFC Women's Featherweight Championship bout between the current champion Amanda Nunes (also the current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion) and former Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Megan Anderson was the co-main event. The pairing was initially scheduled for UFC 256, but Nunes pulled out due to an undisclosed injury and the bout was postponed. Nunes defeated Anderson by submission.[4]
Undercard
A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling completed the triad of title fights. Aljamain Sterling defeated Petr Yan via disqualification
A flyweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Tim Elliott (also The Ultimate Fighter Tournament of Champions flyweight winner) and Jordan Espinosa was expected to take place at UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar.
However, Espinosa tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in late December and the pairing was moved to this event.
A lightweight bout between Islam Makhachev and Drew Dober was previously scheduled to meet on April 2016 at UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans, but the bout was scrapped after Makhachev failed an out-of-competition drug screening, testing positive for the banned anti-ischemic meldonium. Islam Makhachev defeated Drew Dober via third-round submission.
Randy Costa was expected to face Trevin Jones in a bantamweight bout at the event.
However on February 16, Costa withdrew due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Mario Bautista.
Trevin Jones def.
Mario Bautista via second-round technical knockoout..
At the weigh-ins, Askar Askarov weighed in at 127 pounds, one pound over the flyweight non-title fight limit.
His bout proceeded at a catchweight and he was fined a percentage of his individual purse, which went to his opponent, former flyweight title challenger Joseph Benavidez.
Askar Askarov def.
Joseph Benavidez via unanimous decision.
Everipedia
Everipedia #1 editor Matthew E. O'Neil spoke about UFC 259 on a March 6, 2021 episode of Fightin' Words, which is on Blogtalkradio.[2] The following is its description on Blogtalkradio:
Join Butch, Tai, Zito, Bob G, Capt Jon, Mike S, Armstrong Brady, Bobby and Bella as they review all the fight MMA and UFC action of the week month year and yesteryear.