UFC 293 Fight | Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland - For Adesanya's UFC middleweight title Fight - Dilta Sport

UFC 293 Fight | Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland – For Adesanya’s UFC middleweight title Fight

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Date: Saturday, September 9
Time: 10 p.m. ET / 3 a.m. UK
Main event cagewalks (approx): 1 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. UK
TV : U.S.: ESPN+ PPV UK: TNT Sports 1
Venue  : at the Quodos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

The highly-anticipated event, which takes place on September 9 in Australia, features a title fight between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland for the middleweight championship. In the co-main event, Alexander Volkov and Tai Tuivasa, who both have tremendous knockout power, will battle it out.

The preliminary card for UFC Fight Pass begins at 6:30 pm Eastern Time. It then moves to 8 pm on ESPNEWS. Then, the main card begins at 10 pm on ESPN+ PPV following the preliminary card.

After suffering a loss to Alex Pereira in the previous bout, Adesanya avenged his defeat by defeating him with a second-round knockout at UFC 287. He looks to continue his reign as the middleweight titleholder when he takes on Strickland. At +470 underdog, Strickland is facing off against Adesanya, who is listed as a -650 favorite.

For Australian fighter Tai Tuivasa, this fight is about ending his two-fight losing streak. He will be facing off against Volkov, who is a 6’7” tall fighter with 37 knockout victories.

Israel Adesanya Record And Bio :

  • Nationality: Nigerian
  • Date of birth: July 22, 1989
  • Height: 6′ 4″   
  • Reach: 80″   
  • Total fights: 26   
  • Record: 24-2-0   

Sean Strickland Record And Bio :

  • Nationality: American   
  • Date of birth: February 27, 1991
  • Height: 6′ 1″   
  • Reach: 76″   
  • Total fights: 32   
  • Record: 27-5-0    

UFC 293 Full Fight Card :

Main Card

  • Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland; For Adesanya’s UFC middleweight title
  • Tai Tuivasa vs. Alexander Volkov; Heavyweight
  • Manel Kape vs. Felipe dos Santos; Flyweight
  • Justin Tafa vs. Austen Lane; Heavyweight
  • Tyson Pedro vs. Anton Turkalj; Light heavyweight

Prelims

  • Carlos Ulberg vs. Jung Da-un; Light heavyweight
  • Jack Jenkins vs. Chepe Mariscal; Featherweight
  • Jamie Mullarkey vs. John Makdessi; Lightweight
  • Nasrat Haqparast vs. Landon Quinones; Lightweight

Early prelims

  • Mike Mathetha vs. Charlie Radtke; Welterweight
  • Shane Young vs. Gabriel Miranda; Featherweight
  • Kevin Jousset vs. Kiefer Crosbie; Welterweight