Israel Adesanya reminded the world why he’s the middleweight king on Fight Island. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya came into Saturday night’s title fight with an undefeated 19-0 record. His opponent, Paulo Costa, entered the fight also with an undefeated record of 13-0. And when the UFC 253 main event began and it was time for these two men to put their unbeaten records on the line, Adesanya completely outclassed Costa. And he did so in style, picking the Brazilian apart from the start with kicks to his lead leg, the torso and the head. He slowed Costa down, bloodied him, then finished him in the second round at the 3:59 minute marker. Adesanya was able to show off everything he had.

The light heavyweight title fight between Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz was the co main event in UFC 253. Jan Blachowicz broke Dominick Reyes’ nose during the fight, and then his spirit, on his way to claiming the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 253 with a second-round TKO on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.