UFC 293 takes place this Saturday, September 9 from the Qudos Bank Arena in Australia. The main event features a title showdown between current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and #5 Sean Strickland. The co-main event has a pair of top-10 heavyweights #6 Tai Tuivasa and #7 Alexander Volkov who each possess knockout power.
The early preliminary card starts at 6:30 p.m. ET on UFC Fight Pass. The preliminary card is next up at 8 p.m. ET on ESPNEWS. The main card gets started at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.
Adesanya (24-2) is fresh off avenging a loss to rival Alex Pereira, stunning him with a second-round KO at UFC 287. The Style Bender looks to continue his reign over the middleweight division and gets a nice test against the proven Strickland (27-5). Currently, Adesanya is a -650 betting favorite to win the fight, while Strickland carries underdog odds of +470, according to Draftkings Sportsbook.
Tuivasa (14-5) is looking for some hometown motivation to end his current two-fight losing streak as the native Australian squares off against the 6’7” Volkov (36-10). Both men know how to make their strikes count as they enter this one with 37 combined wins by knockout. Volkov is favored in this contest, with -258 odds to win.
Take a look at the full card for UFC 293 below.
UFC 293: Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland main card, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN+
- Main event: (C) Israel Adesanya vs. #5 Sean Strickland, for Adesanya’s middleweight title
- #6 Tai Tuivasa vs. #7 Alexander Volkov, heavyweight
- #10 Manel Kape vs. Felipe Dos Santos, flyweight
- Justin Tafa vs. Austen Lane, heavyweight
- Tyson Pedro vs. Anton Turkalj, light heavyweight
Preliminary card, 8 p.m. ET, ESPNEWS
- Carlos Ulberg vs. Da Woon Jung, light heavyweight
- Jack Jenkins vs. Jose Mariscal, featherweight
- Jamie Mullarkey vs. John Makdessi, lightweight
- Nasrat Haqparast vs. Landon Quinones, lightweight
Early Preliminary card, 6:30 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass
- Blood Diamond vs. Charlie Radtke, welterweight
- Shane Young vs. Gabriel Miranda, featherweight
- Kevin Jousset vs. Kiefer Crosbie, welterweight