Jake Matthews

After a stirring victory over Jan Blachowicz that earned him the UFC light heavyweight title, Glover Teixeira will put his belt on the line for the first time against 205-pound powerhouse Jiri Prochazka in a UFC 275 main event on June 11 that highlights the UFC’s return to Singapore. Fresh from a pair of knockouts over Volkan Oezdemir and Dominick Reyes that skyrocketed him into a title fight, the Czech Republic’s Prochazka is one of the most dangerous fighters in the sport, but Brazil’s Teixeira has seen it all over the course of his storied career, and after a long road to get to the top, he’s intent on remaining there. Plus, the most dominant champion in the UFC, flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko, returns in search of her seventh successful title defense as she attempts to hold off the charge of hungry Brazilian contender Taila Santos in the UFC 275 co-main event.

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on September 27, 2020 at the Flash Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa served as the event headliner.

Robert Whittaker (c) vs. Israel Adesanya | Al Iaquinta vs. Dan Hooker | Tai Tuivasa vs. Serghei Spivac | Luke Jumeau vs. Dhiego Lima | Nadia Kassem vs. Ji Yeon Kim Megan Anderson vs. Zarah Fairn Dos Santos | Justin Tafa vs. Yorgan De Castro | Jake Matthews vs. Rostam Akman | Callan Potter vs. Maki Pitolo | Khalid Taha vs. Bruno Da Silva | Brad Riddell vs. Jamie Mullarkey

The event was the second that the promotion has contested in Adelaide, following UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt in May 2015. A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa served as the event headliner.

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards (also known as UFC Fight Night 132) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 23, 2018 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 10, 2018 at Perth Arena in Perth, Australia.

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura (also known as UFC Fight Night 121) is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on 19 November 2017 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson (also known as UFC Fight Night 101) is a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 27, 2016 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale) was a mixed martial arts event held on July 8, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event was a part of UFC International Fight Week.

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir (also known as UFC Fight Night 85) was a mixed martial arts event held on March 20, 2016 at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia.

The event will be the first that the promotion has held in Melbourne. It will also be the third stadium venue to host a UFC event after UFC 129 and UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson, which took place at the Rogers Centre in Canada and Tele2 Arena in Sweden, respectively. 265 lbs.: Jared Rosholt vs. Stefan Struve | 185 lbs.: Uriah Hall vs. Robert Whittaker | 265 lbs.: Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva | 115 lbs.: Women's Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Valerie Letourneau | 135 lbs.: Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm

UFC Fight Pass Main Event: 265 lbs.: Stipe Miocic vs. Mark Hunt | 185 lbs.: Brad Tavares vs. Robert Whittaker | 205 lbs.: Sean O'Connell vs. Anthony Perosh | 155 lbs.: Jake Matthews vs. James Vick

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping was a mixed martial arts event held at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia on November 8, 2014.

Main event: Middleweight - Nate Marquardt vs. James Te Huna Heavyweight - Jared Rosholt vs. Soa Palelei Featherweight - Charles Oliveira vs. Hatsu Hioki Welterweight - Robert Whittaker vs. Mike Rhodes