Israel Adesanya is heading up to light heavyweight in an attempt to become a simultaneous two-division champion.
The UFC’s reigning middleweight king will take on light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 on March 6th, per Dana White to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. No date or venue has been revealed for the pay-per-view.
Adesanya (20-0) has defended his belt twice, winning a decision over Yoel Romero in a fight everyone would like to forget, followed by an unforgettable thrashing of Paulo Costa at UFC 253. “The Last Stylebender” has been eyeing both a superfight with Jon Jones as well as the 205 lbs title, so he’ll get at least one of those two opportunities in 2021.