UFC 293 LIVE: Adesanya vs Strickland updates and results tonight
Re-live updates after Israel Adesanya lost his middleweight title to the controversial Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history on Saturday, outstriking and outpointing Israel Adesanya to win the middleweight title in Sydney.
Few fans or pundits believed that Strickland had a chance to dethrone Adesanya, one of mixed martial arts’ finest strikers, but the challenger combined constant forward movement with solid defence and clinical output at UFC 293. In doing so, the controversial American – who claimed in 2021 that he would like to “kill” an opponent in the ring one day – beat Adesanya 49-46 on all three scorecards.
Strickland, 32, dropped the Nigerian-New Zealander late in Round 1 with a picture-perfect right cross, sending Adesanya spinning to the canvas before seeking a finish. Strickland could not quite find the knockout blow, however, as Adesanya, 34, survived to the buzzer.
The ensuing rounds were close, but Strickland always seemed to be a step ahead of Adesanya, who congratulated his tearful conqueror after the result was confirmed, despite a heated build to the main event.
Re-live updates from the UFC 293 main event and undercard, below.
UFC 293 results in full
Sean Strickland def. Israel Adesanya (C) via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
Alexander Volkov def. Tai Tuivasa via second-round submission (Ezekiel choke, 4:37)
Manel Kape def. Felipe dos Santos via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Justin Tafa def. Austen Lane via first-round TKO (punches, 1:22)
Tyson Pedro def Anton Turkalj via first-round KO (punches, 2:12)
Carlos Ulberg def. Da Un Jung via third-round submission (rear naked choke, 4:49)
Chepe Mariscal def. Jack Jenkins via second-round TKO (elbow injury, 3:19)
Jamie Mullarkey def. John Makdessi via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Nasrat Haqparast def. Landon Quinones via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Charlie Radtke def. Blood Diamond via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Gabriel Miranda def. Shane Young via first-round submission (rear naked choke, 0:59)
Kevin Jousset def. Kiefer Crosbie via first-round submission (rear naked choke, 4:49)
UFC 293 LIVE: Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland
UFC 293 LIVE: Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history on Saturday, outstriking and outpointing Israel Adesanya to win the middleweight title in Sydney.
Few fans or pundits believed that Strickland had a chance to dethrone Adesanya, one of mixed martial arts’ finest strikers, but the challenger combined constant forward movement with solid defence and clinical output at UFC 293.
In doing so, the controversial American – who claimed in 2021 that he would like to “kill” an opponent in the ring one day – beat Adesanya 49-46 on all three scorecards.
Strickland, 32, dropped the Nigerian-New Zealander late in Round 1 with a picture-perfect right cross, sending Adesanya spinning to the canvas before seeking a finish. Strickland could not quite find the knockout blow, however, as Adesanya, 34, survived to the buzzer.
The ensuing rounds were close, but Strickland always seemed to be a step ahead of Adesanya, who congratulated his tearful conqueror after the result was confirmed, despite a heated build to the main event.
Full main-event report:
Sean Strickland shocks Israel Adesanya and MMA world with title win at UFC 293
UFC 293 LIVE: Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland
UFC 293 LIVE: Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland
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