| UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10) | |||
| Venue | Qudos Bank Arena | |||
| City | Sydney, Australia | |||
| Attendance | 18,168[1] | |||
| Total gate | $6,860,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 10, 2023, at theQudos Bank Arena inSydney, Australia.[2]
The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Sydney and first sinceUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura in November 2017.[2]
AUFC Middleweight Championship bout between current two-time championIsrael Adesanya andSean Strickland headlined the event.[3] Former title challengerJared Cannonier served as backup and potential replacement for this fight.[4]
A women's flyweight bout betweenCasey O'Neill andViviane Araújo was expected to take place at this event.[5] However, O'Neill pulled out due to injury and was replaced byJennifer Maia, with the new matchup being pushed back toUFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza.[6]
A flyweight bout between former interimUFC Flyweight Championship challengerKai Kara-France and formerRizin Bantamweight ChampionManel Kape was expected to take place at the event.[7] However, Kara-France withdrew after sustaining aconcussion in training.[8] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Felipe dos Santos.[9]
A lightweight bout betweenNasrat Haqparast andSam Patterson was expected to take place the week prior atUFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak.[10] However, Patterson pulled out due to health issues.[11] A replacement was found in promotional newcomer, Landon Quinones, who had previously competed onSeason 31 of The Ultimate Fighter earlier in the year, and the pairing was moved to this event.[12]
At the weigh-ins,Shane Young weighed in at 149.75 pounds, three and three-quarters pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponent Gabriel Miranda.[13]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Sean Strickland | def. | Israel Adesanya (c) | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Alexander Volkov | def. | Tai Tuivasa | Submission (Ezekiel choke) | 2 | 4:37 | |
| Flyweight | Manel Kape | def. | Felipe dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Justin Tafa | def. | Austen Lane | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:22 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Tyson Pedro | def. | Anton Turkalj | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:12 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Carlos Ulberg | def. | Jung Da-un | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:49 | |
| Featherweight | Chepe Mariscal | def. | Jack Jenkins | TKO (arm injury) | 2 | 3:19 | |
| Lightweight | Jamie Mullarkey | def. | John Makdessi | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Nasrat Haqparast | def. | Landon Quiñones | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Charlie Radtke | def. | Mike Mathetha | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Catchweight (149.75 lb) | Gabriel Miranda | def. | Shane Young | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:59 | |
| Welterweight | Kevin Jousset | def. | Kiefer Crosbie | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:49 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[15]
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