UFC 263 went down on Saturday night at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. In the main event, Israel Adesanya put on a clinic for five rounds to beat Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision in their rematch to successfully defend his middleweight title for the third time.
In the co-main event, Brandon Moreno shocked the world by submitting Deiveson Figueiredo in the third round to win the flyweight title and become the first ever Mexican born UFC champion.
Elsewhere on the UFC 263 main card, Leon Edwards survived a late Nate Diaz onslaught in the fifth round to win a unanimous decision, Belal Muhammad earned the biggest win of his career against Demian Maia, and Paul Craig dislocated Jamahal Hill’s arm in the first round to earn the win.
Official UFC 263 Results:
Main Card:
Israel Adesanya defeats Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Brandon Moreno defeats Deiveson Figueiredo via third round rear naked choke submission choke (2:26)
Leon Edwards defeats Nate Diaz via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
Belal Muhammad defeats Demian Maia via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Paul Craig defeats Jamahal Hill via first round TKO (1:59)
Prelims:
Brad Riddell defeats Drew Dober via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Eryk Anders defeats Darren Stewart via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Lauren Murphy defeats Joanne Calderwood via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Movsar Evloev defeats Hakeem Dawodu via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Early Prelims:
Pannie Kianzad defeats Alexis Davis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Terrance McKinney defeats Matt Frevola via first round KO (0:07)
Steven Peterson defeats Chase Hooper via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Fares Ziam defeats Luigi Vendramini via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
Carlos Felipe defeats Jake Collier via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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