Sean Strickland isn’t being given much of a chance heading into his first UFC middleweight title fight, but you can be sure he’s going into it with the worst intentions. Strickland challenges champion Israel Adesanya this Saturday – Sunday locally – at UFC 293 from Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. As of Monday, Adesanya remained a huge favorite at -650 betting odds at FanDuel , while Strickland returned as a +420 underdog. At those odds, Adesanya has an implied win probability of 86.7 percent. It’s no secret Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) and Strickland (27-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) will enter the cage with a fair amount of heat between them, which dates back to the UFC 276 press conference and has only increased since then
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