Israel Adesanya returns to the Octagon to defend his UFC Middleweight belt in Arizona, and he's not the only man putting his title on the line at UFC 263.

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Adesanya had been undefeated in his professional career prior to his last outing, a bruising defeat to UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz, after he went up a weight class in an to attempt to nail down two belts.

The 31-year-old will fight Marvin Vettori on his return to his more familiar weight division. The pair previously fought in 2018, with Adesanya coming out on top despite a split decision.

Deiveson Figueiredo will put his Flyweight title on the line at UFC 263 when he faces Brandon Moreno in what is sure to be a terrific match-up.

Elsewhere on the stacked card, Leon Edwards and Nate Diaz will go to war in a Welterweight battle with Jamaican-British ace Edwards hoping to edge his way closer to a revenge match with Kamaru Usman for the Welterweight title with a victory here.

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Check out the full UFC 263 fight card below.

In the UK? Watch UFC 263 on BT Sport

In the US? Watch UFC 263 on ESPN+

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UFC 263 fight card

All UK time.

Main Card (from 3am – Sunday 13th June)

  • Middleweight – Israel Adesanya (c) v Marvin Vettori
  • Flyweight – Deiveson Figueiredo (c) v Brandon Moreno
  • Welterweight – Leon Edwards v Nate Diaz
  • Welterweight – Demian Maia v Belal Muhammad
  • Light Heavyweight – Paul Craig v Jamahal Hill

Preliminary Card (from 1am – Sunday 13th June)

  • Lightweight – Drew Dober v Brad Riddell
  • Light Heavyweight – Eryk Anders v Darren Stewart
  • Women's Flyweight – Lauren Murphy v Joanne Calderwood
  • Featherweight – Movsar Evloev v Hakeem Dawodu

Early Preliminary Card (from 11pm – Saturday 12th June)

  • Women's Bantamweight – Pannie Kianzad v Alexis Davis
  • Lightweight – Matt Frevola v Terrance McKinney
  • Featherweight – Chase Hooper v Steven Peterson
  • Lightweight – Fares Ziam v Luigi Vendramini
  • Heavyweight – Carlos Felipe v Jake Collier
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