Get ready for an action-packed night at UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland in Sydney, Australia. The event features a middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland, along with a co-main event heavyweight clash between Tai Tuivasa and Alexander Volkov. Check out the full lineup and stay tuned for the weigh-in results!
| UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland |
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| Middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland |
| Co-main event heavyweight clash between Tai Tuivasa and Alexander Volkov |
| Full lineup and weigh-in results to be announced soon |
The UFC is set to continue its roadshow in Sydney, Australia this Saturday with UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland. The main event features a middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. Fans were hoping for a grudge match between Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis, but due to a short turnaround time, Strickland stepped in as a stop-gap solution. In the co-main event, Tai Tuivasa will face off against Alexander Volkov. Stay tuned for the weigh-in results, which will be held this Friday.
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
The UFC is set to continue its roadshow in Sydney, Australia this Saturday with an exciting lineup of fights. The main event features a middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. Although fans were hoping for a grudge match between Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis, the South African fighter had a short turnaround time between fights, leading to this unexpected matchup. Strickland, who has previously been defeated by Adesanya’s rivals Alex Pereira and Jared Cannonier, is stepping in as a stop-gap solution due to a lack of viable contenders. While Strickland has shown growth, it remains to be seen if he is ready for a title shot.
In the co-main event, Australian heavyweight Tai Tuivasa will face off against Russian Alexander ‘Drago’ Volkov. Both fighters are ranked among the best in the heavyweight division, but Volkov holds a two-fight win streak while Tuivasa is coming off back-to-back losses.
Here is the full lineup for UFC 293:
| Main Card |
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| Middleweight: Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Sean Strickland |
| Heavyweight: Tai Tuivasa vs. Alexander Volkov |
| Flyweight: Manel Kape vs. Felipe dos Santos |
| Heavyweight: Justin Tafa vs. Austen Lane |
| Light Heavyweight: Tyson Pedro vs. Anton Turkalj |
| Preliminary Card |
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| Light Heavyweight: Carlos Ulberg vs. Jung Da-un |
| Featherweight: Jack Jenkins vs. Chepe Mariscal |
| Lightweight: Jamie Mullarkey vs. John Makdessi |
| Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Landon Quiñones |
| Early Preliminary Card |
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| Welterweight: Mike Mathetha vs. Charlie Radtke |
| Featherweight: Shane Young vs. Gabriel Miranda |
| Welterweight: Kevin Jousset vs. Kiefer Crosbie |
Stay tuned for the weigh-in results, which will be held this Friday.
