Simply Results: UFC 263
The Gila River Arena in Glendale Arizona, hosts UFC 263. The 14-fight card is topped by a championship double header of rematches.
The main event has Italy’s Marvin Vettori challenging Israel Adesyana from New Zealand by of Nigeria for the UFC middleweight championship. Their first meeting came just over three ago and saw Adesyana came away with a split decision win.
The co-main event is a remacth from the main event of UFC 256 as Brandon Moreno will again challenge Deiveson Fiueiredo for the UFC flyweight title. Their first meeting came together on three-week notices to save the pay per view card. After twenty-five minutes a majority draw left the two with unfinished business.
Main Card
- Middlweight Title Bout: (Still Champ) Israel Adesyana (21-1) def. Marvin Vettori (17-4-1) by (50-45 x3) unanimous decision
- Flyweight Title Bout: (New Champ) Brandon Moreno (18-6-2) def. Deiveson Figueiredo (20-2-1) by submission (rear naked choke) 2:26 R3
- Welterweight Bout: Leon Edwards (19-3) def. Nate Diaz (20-13) by (49-46 x3) unanimous decision
- Welterweight Bout: Belal Muhammad (19-3) def. Demian Maia (28-11) by (30-27, 29-28 x2) unanimous decision
- Light-heavyweight Bout: Paul Craig (15-4-1) def. Jamahal Hill (8-1) by TKO (strikes) 1:59 R1
Prelims
- Lightweight Bout: Brad Riddell (10-1) def. Drew Dober (23-11) by (29-28 x3) unanimous decision
- Light-heavyweight Bout: Eryk Anders (14-5) def. Darren Stewart (12-7) by (29-28, 29-27 x2) uanimous decision
- Flyweight Bout: Lauren Murphy (15-4) def. Joanne Calderwood (15-6) by (29-28, 28-29,29-28) split decision
- Featherweight Bout: Movsar Evloev (15-0) def. Hakeem Dawodu (12-2-1) by (29-27 x3) unanimous decision
Early Prelims
- Bantamweight Bout: Pannie Kianzad (15-5) def. Alexis Davis (20-11) by (29-28, 30-27 x2) unaniomus decision
- Lightweight: Terrance McKinney (11-3) def. Matt Frevola (8-3-1) by KO (punches) 0:07 R1
- Featherweight Bout: Steven Peterson (19-9) def. Chase Hooper (10-2-1) by (29-28, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Lightweight Bout: Fares Ziam (12-3) def. Luigi Vendramini (9-2) by (29-28, 28-28,29-28) majority decision
- Heavyweight Bout: Carlos Felipe (11-1) def. Jake Collier (12-6) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
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