UFC 293: Adesanya Passes Weigh-in To defend Title

Nigerian mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya and UFC 293 opponent Sean Strickland were on point in there weigh-in for the main event bout.

The bout is billed for 3am Nigerian time on Sunday at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

UFC middleweight champion Adesanya was the first fighter to step to the scale and he hit the mark at 184.8 pounds.

Strickland who showed up late in the proceedings, needed to strip down before he successfully hit the weight limit at 184.9 pounds.

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Prior to the weigh-in The Last Stylebender Adesanya promised fans a showcase for the main event as he will knockout the American.

While Strickland who is also known as Tarzan admitted that there is no easy way to beat the champion and that is what motivates him as he assured a good war.

Tarzan believes the pride of the middleweight division is lost and only him can restore the pride.

The fight card will also see Tai Tuivasa vs. Alexander Volkov in the co-main event.

UFC 293 Main Event Facts

• This is UFC first return to Australia in over 6 years.
• Australia is the country where Adesanya began his middleweight reign after knocking out Robert Whittaker in a title unification bout.
• It will be The last Stylebender first fight in Australia since then.
• The 34 year old champion has a reach advantage of 203.2cm over his 32 year old opponent who has 193cm as his reach.
• Adesanya holds a record of 24 wins and 2 defeats, with 16 of his victory coming via knockout.
• This will be the first defence of The Last Stylebender after his April win over Alex Pereira to become the first ever 2 time UFC middleweight champion in history.
• Strickland has a record of  27 victories and 5 defates.
• The fight itself wasn’t meant to happen this quickly. Adesanya had initially penciled in to battle the no.1 contender for his belt, Dricus Du Plessis, but he suffered an injury which kept him out of action.