The UFC has its headliner for their September pay-per-view card. It was reported by Combate Israel Adesanya will defend his undisputed middleweight belt against Paulo Costa at UFC 253. The fight will be the first UFC title match between two undefeated male fighters since Rashad Evans fought Lyoto Machida at UFC 98 over 11 years ago. UFC 253 is believed to take place on September 19th, at a location yet to be determined.
Israel Adesanya was booked to fight Costa earlier this year before a bicep injury took the Brazilian out of the running.