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UFC 259 kicks off Saturday night from UFC APEX in Las Vegas. The loaded card is featured by a trio of championship fights, with middleweight champion Israel Adesanya’s candidacy to become a two-division champion when he challenges lightweight lightweight champion Jan Blachowicz in the main event.
Amanda Nunes returns to the Octagon in the co-main event as the two-division champion looks to defend her 145-pound title against rising contender Megan Anderson. Nunes has only fought once in the past 15 months due to minor injuries, COVID-19 protocols and the birth of her first child. Additionally, the first tilt of the title to kick off the action will see bantamweight champion Petr Yan looking to make his first 135-pound bracelet defense against top challenger Aljamain Sterling.
The main card action kicks off at 10 p.m. ET and streams live on ESPN + PPV.
CBS Sports will be with you throughout Saturday bringing you all of the UFC 259 results and highlights below.
UFC 259 card and results
- Israel Adesanya vs Jan Blachowicz (c), light heavyweight championship
- Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Megan Anderson, Women’s Featherweight Championship
- Petr Yan (c) v Aljamain Sterling, bantamweight championship
- Islam Makhachev vs. Drew Dober, lightweight
- Aleksandar Rakic defeats. Thiago Santos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Dominick Cruz beats. Casey Kenney by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Kyler Phillips defeats. Song Yadong via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Askar Askarov def. Joseph Benavidez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Kai Kara-France beats. Rogerio Bontorin via TKO in the first round (punch)
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