UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland is a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 10, 2023, at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland headlined the event with co-main event a Heavyweight bout featuring an Australian fighter, Tai Tuivasa against Alexander Volkov.
Stephen Thompson vs. Kevin Holland (Welterweight) Bryan Barberena vs. Rafael dos Anjos (Welterweight) Matheus Nicolau vs. Matt Schnell (Flyweight) Tai Tuivasa vs. Sergei Pavlovich (Heavyweight) Roman Dolidze vs. Jack Hermansson (Middleweight) Eryk Anders vs. Kyle Daukaus (Middleweight) Niko Price vs. Phillip Rowe (Catchweight (173.5 lb))
Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa (Heavyweight) Robert Whittaker vs. Marvin Vettori (Middleweight) Alessio Di Chirico vs. Roman Kopylov (Middleweight) John Makdessi vs. Nasrat Haqparast (Lightweight) William Gomis vs. Jarno Errens (Featherweight) Charles Jourdain vs. Nathaniel Wood (Featherweight)
Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker (Middleweight) Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa (Heavyweight) Jared Cannonier vs. Derek Brunson (Middleweight) Alexander Hernandez vs. Renato Moicano (Lightweight) Bobby Green vs. Nasrat Haqparast (Lightweight)
Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor (Lightweight) Gilbert Burns vs. Stephen Thompson (Welterweight) Tai Tuivasa vs. Greg Hardy (Heavyweight) Irene Aldana vs. Yana Kunitskaya (Women´s Bantamweight) Sean O'Malley vs. Kris Moutinho (Bantamweight)
Kevin Holland vs. Derek Brunson
Song Kenan vs. Max Griffin
Cheyenne Buys vs. Montserrat Ruiz
Adrian Yanez vs. Gustavo Lopez
Tai Tuivasa vs. Harry Hunsucker
Robert Whittaker (c) vs. Israel Adesanya | Al Iaquinta vs. Dan Hooker | Tai Tuivasa vs. Serghei Spivac | Luke Jumeau vs. Dhiego Lima | Nadia Kassem vs. Ji Yeon Kim Megan Anderson vs. Zarah Fairn Dos Santos | Justin Tafa vs. Yorgan De Castro | Jake Matthews vs. Rostam Akman | Callan Potter vs. Maki Pitolo | Khalid Taha vs. Bruno Da Silva | Brad Riddell vs. Jamie Mullarkey
Sat, Jun 8 / 9:00 PM CDT / Main Card United Center Chicago, IL United States
Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes – for vacant bantamweight title | Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jessica Eye – women’s flyweight title | Donald Cerrone vs. Tony Ferguson | Jimmie Rivera vs. Petr Yan | Blagoy Ivanov vs. Tai Tuivasa
The event was the second that the promotion has contested in Adelaide, following UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt in May 2015. A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa served as the event headliner.
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