This is kind of a weird booking, but I’m glad it’s happening. First he dusted Jairzinho Rozenstruik, and then put it on Alexandr Romanov. As for the Russian, Volkov has scored first-round knockouts in his last two appearances. Tai is all-action, all the time, so there’s a solid chance that this one doesn’t make it to the scorecards. Strickland pretty much talked his way into this fight, and the pre-fight press conference could make all of it worth it.įor the UFC 293 co-main event tonight, Sydney’s own Tai Tuivasa will attempt to get back into the win column following back-to-back losses, by taking on a rangey striker in Alexander Volkov. At middleweight, is Sean the most deserving of a title shot? No, but although his strength of schedule might not be there, the prowess of his trash talking is. Strickland is 2-2 in his last four appearances, with those two victories coming over stiff, yet not top-5 competition. Just when it looked as though Dricus Du Plessis was next in line for a shot at the 185-pound title, Sean Strickland swooped in to get a crack at gold. After back-to-back weeks of early fight cards, UFC 293 returns to a normal start time of 6:30. The undercard is low on relevancy, yet it’s plenty full on Australian action fighters that should keep the crowd throughly entertained. The UFC’s middleweight title will sway in the balance as the champion, Israel Adesanya, defends his belt against the ever-brash Sean Strickland. Strickland is blasting off tonight (September 9th) from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. It’s time for another trip down under as UFC 293: Adesanya vs. What comes after UFC 293: Adesanya vs.
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