Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori rematch headlines UFC 263
April 26, 2021
Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is expected to headline UFC 263 in a rematch with no. 3 ranked Marvin Vettori. Combate first reported the bout and UFC president Dana White confirmed the news to ESPN.
Adesanya suffered his first career defeat in his last outing against light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz, but he’s still undefeated as a middleweight. He and Vettori fought in April 2018 and resulted in a razor-close split decision win for Adesanya. It was Adesanya’s second Octagon appearance.
Since the loss to Adesanya, Vettori has been flawless. He’s put together a five-fight winning streak. “The Italian Dream” believes the rematch will go differently than their first meeting.
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In June 2011 Camilo Salazar was driven into a remote stretch of the Florida Everglades, his hands bound behind his back with a belt. After his kidnapper reached his desired location, Salazar was lead from the car and forced to kneel. Salazar was then brutally beaten, likely with a golf club, causing his skull and jaw to fracture. Then his throat was slit, not enough to kill him, as evidenced by the blood found in his lungs. After Salazar rolled onto his back, he was doused in gasoline. He was then set on fire, with the first sparks of flame being set around his genitals. It’s not known if Salazar was alive or dead when he was burned.
Conor McGregor went back at Kamaru Usman, questioning why his fight with Gilbert Burns was rescheduled.
Relax there, carbuncles. You big spotty back pox. You were ringside last time I fought at 170. 40 seconds is all it took. Why did you reschedule Burns fight ? What was the reason, that was never given to the public, why that already signed fight was then rescheduled? https://t.co/RDv3RtaO97 Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April 26, 2021
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Conor McGregor called out Kamaru Usman for copying his words and shots and suggested the pair should fight at 170 pounds.
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UFC star Nick Diaz will get another fight in the octagon, according to UFC President Dana White. Just who and when is the thing both need to figure out.
Diaz showed up to the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena for UFC 261 on Saturday night and issued a cryptic message on social media – “a gentlemen never tells” – that prompted immediate speculation of a comeback.
Backstage after the pay-per-view event, White confirmed Diaz was there for a meeting to discuss his fighting future.
“Nick wants to fight,” White said, and added “sure” when asked whether the 37-year-old fighter would receive one.