LAS VEGAS – Sean Strickland is trending toward the top of the UFC middleweight division, and he expects Israel Adesanya to still have the title when he gets there. How fast will Strickland (24-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) get his shot, though? He said it depends on how some key divisional matchups play out, including his UFC Fight Night headliner with Jack Hermansson on Feb. 5. Conveniently, that’s one week prior to UFC 271 on Feb. 12, where Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) was recently announced to be putting his 185-pound title on the line in a rematch with Robert Whittaker
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