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Good reception for Pedro, as you’d expect, as the Australian makes his entrance in Sydney.
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Here we go, the main card begins with home heavyweight Tyson Pedro facing Anton Turkalj of Sweden!
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Meanwhile, Strickland suffered a knockout loss to Pereira in the first round last July, but he has since bounced back by outpointing Nassourdine Imavov, in January, and knocking out Abus Magomedov, this July.
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Adesanya’s second UFC title win saw him avenge his defeat by Pereira from November, when the Brazilian beat the “Last Stylebender” via TKO:
Alex Pereira ends Israel Adesanya’s title reign with comeback TKO at UFC 281
Pereira replicated his kickboxing wins against Adesanya to claim the UFC middleweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York City
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While we wait for the first fight of the main card to start, here’s a look back at Adesanya’s last fight, when he regained the middleweight title from old foe Alex Pereira – in stunning fashion, no less…
Israel Adesanya gains revenge over Alex Pereira with stunning knockout at UFC 287
After three defeats by the Brazilian, Adesanya ‘played possum’ before unleashing a devastating right hook to clinch victory
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Here’s how the main card looks:
Israel Adesanya (C) vs Sean Strickland (middleweight title)
Tai Tuivasa vs Alexander Volkov (heavyweight)
Manel Kape vs Felipe dos Santos (flyweight)
Justin Tafa vs Austen Lane (heavyweight)
Tyson Pedro vs Anton Turkalj (light-heavyweight)
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Prelim results:
Carlos Ulberg def. Da Un Jung via third-round submission (rear naked choke, 4:49)
Chepe Mariscal def. Jack Jenkins via second-round TKO (elbow injury, 3:19)
Jamie Mullarkey def. John Makdessi via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Nasrat Haqparast def. Landon Quinones via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Charlie Radtke def. Blood Diamond via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Gabriel Miranda def. Shane Young via first-round submission (rear naked choke, 0:59)
Kevin Jousset def. Kiefer Crosbie via first-round submission (rear naked choke, 4:49)
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The main card is upon us!
Israel Adesanya after making championship weight on Friday
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T-minus 15 minutes until the UFC 293 main card begins!
We’ll have round-by-round live updates for you then, as well as a round-up of all the prelim results so far.
So, stay tuned!
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Where does Israel Adesanya rank in the Indy Sport pound-for-pound list?
Find out here…
The Independent’s pound-for-pound UFC rankings
Here are our top 10 men’s fighters in the UFC, in a list to be updated throughout the year
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