Diego Sanchez (28-12) is one of the longest-tenured veterans in the UFC. He is already in the Hall of Fame and will be given a sendoff from the sport. While he never competed at the championship level, Sanchez is one of the most entertaining fighters in UFC history. He is scheduled for a bout at UFC 253 against Jake Matthews [https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jake-Matthews-122139] (16-4). While Sanchez is busy getting ready for Matthews, one of his coaches was busy accosting Matt Serra at breakfast. Joshua Fabia of the School of Self Awareness is one of Diego’s coaches, but is clearly worrying about the wrong things a day before a fight. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkWJmOFUIEU?start=669] He confronted Serra about a lack of recognition for him from the media, to which Serra promptly gave him a very public dressing down. “From what I see with your training, I think it’s silly. I don’t give a sh*t. You’re not my guy, you’re not working with my guys. Good luck with Diego, I wish Diego the best. You’re with him, so if he wins, I am sure you’ll get some acknowledgment. “ After Fabia pushed Serra over not taking his name to the media, Serra clarified that in a brutally honest way. “Honestly, I don’t even know your f**king name, how about that?” However, Serra did give Diego his respect. “I thought that fight (vs. Michael Pereira [https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-news-i-didnt-have-a-scratch-diego-sanchez-looks-back-at-his-performance-against-michel-pereira/]) was sh*t. You know what fight was phenomenal? His fight with Karo Parisyan. That’s the Diego I think is a f**king beast. Diego has my full respect.” DIEGO SANCHEZ: SET FOR A GRAND SEND-OFF? [https://www.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/josh-fabia-diego-sanchez-ufc-239-official-weigh-ins.jpg] Sanchez had stirred speculation over this being his last MMA fight, but he may be chasing a money fight with Conor McGregor [http://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-253-mma-news-ufc-veteran-diego-sanchez-calls-out-conor-mcgregor-for-his-retirement-fight/] to end his career once and for all. If he can get past Matthews, Sanchez may feasibly get a money fight against Conor. Even though it seems like it would be a lopsided booking, Dana would want Sanchez taken care of before he retires. Considering how Conor is already stirring the pot for this fight, Diego might get the big-money fight that always eluded him. However, it may soon become a reality for the TUF Season 1 winner. 

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The UFC makes its highly anticipated return to Yas Fight Island in Abu Dhabi after a successful stint at the Apex Facility. UFC 253 is set to kick off the promotion’s five-week-long stay at the Flash Forum. The date of the aforementioned pay-per-view is September 26, 2020.

Chiefly, the organization will round up their trip almost a month later on October 24, 2020.

The bouts are scheduled to take place in the standard 30-foot cage and are a change from the Apex Facilities 25-foot octagon. UFC 253 is broken down into the main card, preliminary card, and early preliminary card, hosting a total of 11 fights.
<h2>UFC 253- Main Card</h2>
<table width="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="200">Weight Class</td>
<td width="200">Fight</td>
<td width="200">Result</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Middleweight</td>
<td width="200">Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa</td>
<td width="200"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Light Heavyweight</td>
<td width="200">Dominick Reyes vs Jan  Blachowicz</td>
<td width="200"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Flyweight</td>
<td width="200">Kai Kara-France vs Brandon Royval</td>
<td width="200"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Women’s Bantamweight</td>
<td width="200">Ketlen Vieira vs Sijara Eubanks</td>
<td width="200"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Featherweight</td>
<td width="200">Hakeem Dawodu vs Zubaira Tukhugov</td>
<td width="200"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
The main event features Nigerian-born and New Zealand made champion Israel Adesanya fight the ferocious Brazilian in Paulo Costa. Additionally, the fight is a historic clash that sees two undefeated titans scrap for undisputed Middleweight gold. What’s more, such an occurrence was last seen all the way in May of 2009 at UFC 98 when Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida faced-off.

<img class="aligncenter wp-image-383113 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/20200919195226/vic.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" />

The co-main event feature is set for scrap for the vacant 205-pound championship and will be contested between Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz. Chiefly,both elite fighters will look to cement a new legacy after Jon Jones relinquished the strap.

Read:<a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-mma-news-you-pay-me-israel-adesanya-sends-a-message-to-his-detractors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> "Fu*k You Pay Me!- Israel Adesanya Sends a Message to his detractors</a>

Fan-friendly Flyweight fighters Kai Kara-France and Brandon Royval sit pretty in the middle of an exciting main card. Additionally, their bout is already in consideration for a bonus given their willingness to trade heavy blows.

The main card opener sees Featherweights Hakeem Dawodu and Zubaira Tukhugov vie for a spot to break into the division’s elite.
<h2>UFC 253- Preliminary Card</h2>
<table width="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="200">Weight Class</td>
<td width="200">Fight</td>
<td width="200">Result</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Lightweight</td>
<td width="200">Brad Riddell vs Alex da Silva Coelho</td>
<td width="200"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Welterweight</td>
<td width="200">Diego Sanchez vs Jake Matthews</td>
<td width="200"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Featherweight</td>
<td width="200">Shane Young vs Ludovit Klein</td>
<td width="200"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Light Heavyweight</td>
<td width="200">William Knight vs Aleksa Camur</td>
<td width="200"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Lightweight Brad “Quake” Riddel will look to extend his 5 fight career win streak when he stands across the cage against Alex da Silva Coelho. The Brazilian in da Silva Coelho has gone 1-1 in his UFC run thus far and will be keen to close out the Preliminary card.

The TUF-1 veteran in Diego Sanchez will look to make a statement when he faces off against a grizzly combatant in Matthews. The 38-year-old in Sanchez has looked increasingly impressive in the octagon going 3-1 in his last four outings.

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The preliminary card will be opened by Dana White’s Contender Series stand-out William Knight. He will be tasked with providing Aleksa Camur his first loss as a professional MMA fighter.
<h2>UFC 253- Early Preliminary Card</h2>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="200">Weight Class</td>
<td width="200">Fight</td>
<td width="200">Result</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Heavyweight</td>
<td width="200">Juan Espino vs Jeff Hughes</td>
<td width="200"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="200">Light Heavyweight</td>
<td width="200">Khadis Ibragimov vs Danilo Marques</td>
<td width="200"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
‘’TUF-28’’ winner Juan Espino has done undefeated since March of 2017 and will be keen to build off his momentum. Although he makes his return after almost two years, “El Guapo” is confident that he can compete at the highest level. His opponent in Jeff Hughes has struggled since his Contender Series appearance going 0-2-1 in the promotion.

The Russian Fighter in Ibragimov is possibly fighting for his job after failing to scalp a single win in the UFC. He is 0-3 in the promotion and desperately needs to get back on track in a statement performance against Danilo Marques.
<h2>Canceled Bouts</h2>
A key strawweight fight between former challenger Claudia Gadelha and top prospect Yan Xiaonan was slated for UFC 253. A knee injury forced the Brazilian out of the scheduled bout and they will face off in November instead.

Shane Young was slated to face Nate Landwehr, however, the latter tested positive for COVID-19 and was ruled out of the fight. UFC debutant Ludovit Klein has taken his place in the exciting Featherweight match-up.

Main card fighter Ketlen Viera was originally set to face Marion Reneau before being replaced by Sijara Eubanks. Chiefly, an undisclosed injury ruled her out of the aforementioned Bantamweight scrap.
<h2>Where to watch UFC 253?</h2>
United States: Main card: Pay-per-view / Prelims- simulcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ in English and Spanish

India: Sony Ten 2, live streaming on Sony App

United Kingdom: BT Sport 1, live streaming on BT Sport app

Canada: TSN4 and TSN5
<h2>What time does UFC 253 start?</h2>
The main card begins at 6:00 am [September 27] <strong>local time</strong> in Abu Dhabi and the entire preliminary fight card has a start time of around 2:30 am <strong>Gulf Standard Time</strong>.

The pay-per-view is tailored for prime time on the East Coast of North America and the main card beginning at 10:00 pm <strong>ET</strong> and the early prelims are set for 7:00 pm <strong>ET</strong>

The main card begins in India at 7:30 am [September 27] <strong>IST</strong> and the early prelims kick off at 4:30 am <strong>IST</strong>.

UFC 253

The UFC makes its highly anticipated return to Yas Fight Island in Abu Dhabi after a successful stint at the Apex Facility. UFC 253 is set to kick off the promotion’s five-week-long stay at the Flash Forum. The date of the aforementioned pay-per-view is September 26, 2020. Chiefly, the organization will round up their trip almost a month later on October 24, 2020. The bouts are scheduled to take place in the standard 30-foot cage and are a change from the Apex Facilities 25-foot octagon. UFC 253 is broken down into the main card, preliminary card, and early preliminary card, hosting a total of 11 fights. UFC 253- Main Card  Weight Class Fight Result  Middleweight Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa  Light Heavyweight Dominick Reyes vs Jan  Blachowicz  Flyweight Kai Kara-France vs Brandon Royval  Women’s Bantamweight Ketlen Vieira vs Sijara Eubanks  Featherweight Hakeem Dawodu vs Zubaira Tukhugov   The main event features Nigerian-born and New Zealand made champion Israel Adesanya fight the ferocious Brazilian in Paulo Costa. Additionally, the fight is a historic clash that sees two undefeated titans scrap for undisputed Middleweight gold. What’s more, such an occurrence was last seen all the way in May of 2009 at UFC 98 when Rashad Evans and Lyoto Machida faced-off. The co-main event feature is set for scrap for the vacant 205-pound championship and will be contested between Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz. Chiefly,both elite fighters will look to cement a new legacy after Jon Jones relinquished the strap. Read: &#8220;Fu*k You Pay Me!- Israel Adesanya Sends a Message to his detractors Fan-friendly Flyweight fighters Kai Kara-France and Brandon Royval sit pretty in the middle of an exciting main card. Additionally, their bout is already in consideration for a bonus given their willingness to trade heavy blows. The main card opener sees Featherweights Hakeem Dawodu and Zubaira Tukhugov vie for a spot to break into the division’s elite. UFC 253- Preliminary Card  Weight Class Fight Result  Lightweight Brad Riddell vs Alex da Silva Coelho  Welterweight Diego Sanchez vs Jake Matthews  Featherweight Shane Young vs Ludovit Klein  Light Heavyweight William Knight vs Aleksa Camur   Lightweight Brad “Quake” Riddel will look to extend his 5 fight career win streak when he stands across the cage against Alex da Silva Coelho. The Brazilian in da Silva Coelho has gone 1-1 in his UFC run thus far and will be keen to close out the Preliminary card. The TUF-1 veteran in Diego Sanchez will look to make a statement when he faces off against a grizzly combatant in Matthews. The 38-year-old in Sanchez has looked increasingly impressive in the octagon going 3-1 in his last four outings. The preliminary card will be opened by Dana White’s Contender Series stand-out William Knight. He will be tasked with providing Aleksa Camur his first loss as a professional MMA fighter. UFC 253- Early Preliminary Card  Weight Class Fight Result  Heavyweight Juan Espino vs Jeff Hughes  Light Heavyweight Khadis Ibragimov vs Danilo Marques   ‘’TUF-28’’ winner Juan Espino has done undefeated since March of 2017 and will be keen to build off his momentum. Although he makes his return after almost two years, “El Guapo” is confident that he can compete at the highest level. His opponent in Jeff Hughes has struggled since his Contender Series appearance going 0-2-1 in the promotion. The Russian Fighter in Ibragimov is possibly fighting for his job after failing to scalp a single win in the UFC. He is 0-3 in the promotion and desperately needs to get back on track in a statement performance against Danilo Marques. Canceled Bouts A key strawweight fight between former challenger Claudia Gadelha and top prospect Yan Xiaonan was slated for UFC 253. A knee injury forced the Brazilian out of the scheduled bout and they will face off in November instead. Shane Young was slated to face Nate Landwehr, however, the latter tested positive for COVID-19 and was ruled out of the fight. UFC debutant Ludovit Klein has taken his place in the exciting Featherweight match-up. Main card fighter Ketlen Viera was originally set to face Marion Reneau before being replaced by Sijara Eubanks. Chiefly, an undisclosed injury ruled her out of the aforementioned Bantamweight scrap. Where to watch UFC 253? United States: Main card: Pay-per-view / Prelims- simulcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+ in English and Spanish India: Sony Ten 2, live streaming on Sony App United Kingdom: BT Sport 1, live streaming on BT Sport app Canada: TSN4 and TSN5 What time does UFC 253 start? The main card begins at 6:00 am [September 27] local time in Abu Dhabi and the entire preliminary fight card has a start time of around 2:30 am Gulf Standard Time. The pay-per-view is tailored for prime time on the East Coast of North America and the main card beginning at 10:00 pm ET and the early prelims are set for 7:00 pm ET The main card begins in India at 7:30 am [September 27] IST and the early prelims kick off at 4:30 am IST.

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