Champ-vs.-champ: Jan Blachowicz puts up light heavyweight title vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 259
A rare champion-vs.-champion will go down in March when reigning UFC light heavyweight titleholder Jan Blachowicz puts his belt on the line against middleweight king Israel Adesanya, who looks for a second belt.
Blachowicz (27-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) have agreed to clash in the UFC 259 headliner on March 6, MMA Junkie verified with a person close to the situation on Wednesday after Dana White announced the news to broadcast partner ESPN.
UFC 259 does not yet have an official location or venue. The main card is set to stream on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
More on this in a moment.
The latest UFC 259 lineup now includes:
Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya – for light heavyweight title
Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson – for women’s featherweight title
Aleksandar Rakic vs. Thiago Santos
Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney
Askar Askarov vs. Joseph Benavidez
Sean Brady vs. Jake Matthews
Randy Costa vs. Trevin Jones
Aalon Cruz vs. Uros Medic
Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa