Report: Adesanya-Costa card part of 5 new Fight Island events

Fight Island is back.

The UFC will be returning to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi for five live events, reports ESPN's Brett Okamoto.

The cards will take place over five consecutive Saturdays, beginning with UFC 253 on Sept. 26.

UFC 253 will reportedly be headlined by a middleweight title bout between the undefeated Israel Adesanya and top challenger Paulo Costa.

Holly Holm versus Irene Aldana will serve as the main event for the Oct. 3 Fight Night event the following weekend.

A bantamweight bout between Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen is reported to be the headliner for a Fight Night event Oct. 10.

Chan Sung Jung and Brian Ortega's rescheduled featherweight matchup will apparently be the main event for the UFC's Oct. 17 card.

Finally, the highly anticipated lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim titleholder Justin Gaethje will round out the Fight Island events at UFC 254 on Oct. 24.

The UFC previously held four events in Abu Dhabi in July.