Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya Set For UFC 259

It looks like UFC 259 will be headlined by a mega champion vs. champion fight.

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will challenge Jan Blachowicz for the 205-pound gold. The bout is set to take place on March 6. Okamoto reports that UFC President Dana White delivered the news to him.

It’ll be Champ vs. Champ at UFC 259 on March 6. Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) vs. Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) for the 205 title, per Dana White. What happens in this one? pic.twitter.com/sdTRZ6Drnw

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 31, 2020

“It’ll be Champ vs. Champ at UFC 259 on March 6. Israel Adesanya vs. Jan Blachowicz for the 205 title, per Dana White. What happens in this one?”

Adesanya is coming off a dominant second-round TKO victory over Paulo Costa. It was Adesanya’s second successful middleweight title defense. On that same night, Blachowicz captured the light heavyweight championship by stopping Dominick Reyes in the second round via TKO.

Blachowicz vs. Adesanya won’t be the only title fight on the UFC 259 card. UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion Amanda Nunes will put her gold on the line against Megan Anderson. Also planned for the event is Aleksandar Rakic vs. Thiago Santos and former UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney.

Here’s an updated look at the UFC 259 card.

UFC 259 Card

Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya
Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson
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