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
