First up, in the main event, newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz makes his first title defense against UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, who aims to become only the fifth fighter to simultaneously hold belts in two UFC weight classes. Blachowicz captured the vacant UFC light heavyweight championship with a spectacular TKO victory over Dominick Reyes in September. The No. 14 ranked men's pound-for-pound fighter has also earned impressive KO wins against Corey Anderson, Luke Rockhold and Ilir Latifi. Blachowicz now attempts to cement his reign by securing his first successful title defense. No. 3 ranked men's pound-for-pound fighter Adesanya quickly turned heads upon joining the UFC roster in 2018. He has since secured his spot atop the middleweight ladder with sensational KO victories over Paulo Costa, Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson. Adesanya now aims to etch his name in the history books by becoming a two-division UFC champion. In the … [Read more...] about UFC 259 to be headlined by three thrilling world championship bouts