UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Full Card Preview
One of the biggest fight cards of the year is upon us as UFC 263 heads to the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday, June 12. The 14-fight pay-per-view card is slated to begin at 6 p.m. ET with the main card. inits traditional 10 p.m. ET time slot.
Headlining the card is a trio of five-round fights. Atop the ticket is a rematch between Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori for the middleweight title and a rematch between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo for the flyweight belt. The prelims, broadcast on ESPN, is headlined by lightweights Drew Dober and Brad Riddell.
Check back in on Saturday for Question Mark Kicks, which goes live on YouTube two hours before the fights begin. Join Matt and Craig for the Fight Companion which goes live alongside the main card.
Heavyweight
Carlos Felipe (-175)
Record: 10-1 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 26
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 6 KO | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Justin Tafa (split dec.); def. Yorgan De Castro (un. dec.); L to Sergey Spivak (maj. dec.)
Jake Collier (+144)
Record: 12-5 (4-4 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 78.5″
Wins: 6 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Gian Villante (un. dec.); L to Tom Aspinall (R1 KO); def. Marcel Fortuna (un. dec.)
Lightweight
Fares Ziam (-138)
Record: 11-3 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 24
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 4 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jamie Mullarkey (un. dec.); L to Don Madge (un. dec.); def. Yassine Belhadj (R3 guillotine)
Luigi Vendramini (+113)
Record: 9-1 (1-1 UFC) | Age: 25
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 5 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Jessin Ayari (R1 TKO); L to Elizeu Zaleski (R2 TKO); def. Lucas Eurico (R1 TKO)
Featherweight
Steven Peterson (-119)
Record: 18-9 (2-3 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 6 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Martin Bravo (R2 KO); L to Alex Caceres (un. dec.); L to Luis Pena (un. dec.)
Chase Hooper (-105)
Record: 10-1-1 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 21
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 75.5″
Wins: 3 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: def. Peter Barrett (R3 heel hook); L to Alex Caceres (un. dec.); def. Daniel Teymur (R1 TKO)
Bantamweight
Matt Frevola (-260)
Record: 8-2-1 (2-1 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 1 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: L to Arman Tsarukyan (un. dec.); def. Luis Pena (split dec.); def. Jalin Turner (un. dec.)
Terrance McKinney (+205)
Record: 10-3 (UFC debut) | Age: 26
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 4 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Michael Irizarry Ortiz (R1 TKO); def. Toninho Gavinho (R1 KO); def. Dedrek Sanders (R1 TKO)
Women’s Bantamweight
Pannie Kianzad (-235)
Record: 14-5 (3-2 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 66″
Wins: 3 KO | Losses: 1 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: def. Sijara Eubanks (un. dec.); def. Bethe Correia (un. dec.); def. Jessica-Rose Clark (un. dec.)
Alexis Davis (+171)
Record: 20-10 (7-5 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 2 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Sabina Mazo (un. dec.); L to Viviane Araujo (un. dec.); L to Jennifer Maia (un. dec.)
Featherweight
Hakeem Dawodu (+193)
Record: 12-1-1 (5-1 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 7 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Zubaira Tukhugov (split dec.); def. Julio Arce (split dec.); def. Yoshinori Horie (R3 KO)
Movsar Evloev (-241)
Record: 14-0 (4-0 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 72.5″
Wins: 3 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Nik Lentz (split dec.); def. Mike Grundy (un. dec.); def. Enrique Barzola (un. dec.)
Women’s Flyweight
Lauren Murphy (+122)
Record: 14-4 (6-4 UFC) | Age: 37
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 8 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 4 DEC
Recent fights: def. Liliya Shakirova (R2 RNC); def. Roxanne Modafferi (un. dec.); def. Andrea Lee (split dec.)
Joanne Calderwood (-148)
Record: 15-5 (7-5 UFC) | Age: 35
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 65.5″
Wins: 5 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 3 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jessica Eye (un. dec.); L to Jennifer Maia (R1 armbar); def. Andrea Lee (split dec.)
Light Heavyweight
Eryk Anders (-149)
Record: 13-5 (5-5 UFC) | Age: 34
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 8 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: NC with Darren Stewart (R1 illegal knee); L to Krzysztof Jotko (un. dec.); def. Gerald Meerschaert (split dec.)
Darren Stewart (+123)
Record: 12-6 (5-5 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: NC with Eryk Anders (R1 illegal knee); L to Kevin Holland (split dec.); def. Maki Pitolo (R1 guillotine)
Lightweight
Drew Dober (-140)
Record: 23-10 (9-6 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 7 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 4 SUB
Recent fights: L to Islam Makhachev (R3 arm triangle); def. Alexander Hernandez (R2 TKO); def. Nasrat Haqparast (R1 TKO)
Brad Riddell (+115)
Record: 9-1 (3-0 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 71.5″
Wins: 5 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Alex da Silva (un. dec.); def. Magomed Mustafaev (split dec.); def. Jamie Mullarkey (un. dec.)
Light Heavyweight
Paul Craig (+237)
Record: 14-4-1 (6-4-1 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 2 KO, 12 SUB | Losses: 3 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Mauricio Rua (R2 TKO); def. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (R1 triangle); Draw with Mauricio Rua (split dec.)
Jamahal Hill (-300)
Record: 8-0 (2-0 UFC) | Age: 30
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 79″
Wins: 4 KO | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Ovince St. Preux (R2 TKO); NC with Klidson Abreu (Won by R1 TKO); def. Darko Stosic (un. dec.)
Welterweight
Demian Maia (+191)
Record: 28-10 (22-10 UFC) | Age: 43
Height: 6-1 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 3 KO, 14 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Gilbert Burns (R1 TKO); def. Ben Askren (R3 RNC); def. Anthony Rocco Martin (maj. dec.)
Belal Muhammad (-238)
Record: 18-3 (9-3 UFC) | Age: 32
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 4 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: NC with Leon Edwards (R2 eye poke); def. Dhiego Lima (un. dec.); def. Lyman Good (un. dec.)
Welterweight
Leon Edwards (-566)
Record: 18-3 (10-2 UFC) | Age: 29
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 6 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: NC with Belal Muhammad (R2 eye poke); def. Rafael dos Anjos (un. dec.); def. Gunnar Nelson (split dec.)
Nate Diaz (+405)
Record: 20-12 (15-10 UFC) | Age: 36
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 76″
Wins: 4 KO, 12 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Jorge Masvidal (R3 doctor stoppage); def. Anthony Pettis (un. dec.); L to Conor McGregor (maj. dec.)
Flyweight Championship
Deiveson Figueiredo (-236)
Record: 20-1-1 (9-1-1 UFC) | Age: 33
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 68″
Wins: 9 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: Draw with Brandon Moreno (maj. dec.); def. Alex Perez (R1 guillotine); def. Joseph Benavidez (R1 RNC)
Brandon Moreno (+190)
Record: 18-5-2 (6-2-2 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 5-7 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 3 KO, 10 SUB | Losses: 5 DEC
Recent fights: Draw with Deiveson Figueiredo (maj. dec.); def. Brandon Royval (R1 TKO); def. Jussier Formiga (un. dec.)
Middleweight Championship
Israel Adesanya (-263)
Record: 20-1 (9-1 UFC) | Age: 31
Height: 6-4 | Reach: 80″
Wins: 15 KO | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: L to Jan Blachowicz (un. dec.); def. Paulo Costa (R2 TKO); def. Yoel Romero (un. dec.)
Marvin Vettori (+211)
Record: 17-3-1 (7-2-1 UFC) | Age: 27
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 74″
Wins: 2 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 3 DEC
Recent fights: def. Kevin Holland (un. dec.); def. Jack Hermansson (un. dec.); def. Karl Roberson (R1 RNC)
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