According to Israel Adesanya , he’s the reason Sean Strickland is getting a shot at gold. Middleweight champion Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) defends his title against Strickland (27-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) in the main event of UFC 293 on Sept. 9 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims expected on ESPN and ESPN+. Adesanya was originally expeted to face Dricus Du Plessis, but after the South African fighter couldn’t make UFC 293 due to injury, Strickland got the call – and it appears the UFC weren’t initially keen on the idea. “It wasn’t about him really,” Strickland said in an interview with It’s Time For Sports
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