Sean Strickland stuns Israel Adesanya and MMA world to become champion at UFC 293
American Sean Strickland registered one of the greatest upsets in UFC history by stunning Israel Adesanya to become the new middleweight champion.
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American Sean Strickland registered one of the greatest upsets in UFC history by stunning Israel Adesanya to become the new middleweight champion.
SYDNEY: American Sean Strickland stunned Nigerian-born New Zealander Israel Adesanya to take the middleweight title by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 293, the first UFC event in Australia’s largest city in six years.
Sean Strickland shocked the world on Sunday afternoon in Australia as he dominated Israel Adesanya to become the new UFC middleweight champion. Strickland, who won 49-46 on all three judges' scorecards, closed as a +500 underdog, the largest title fight upset in UFC middleweight history
SYDNEY : Underdog Sean Strickland pulled off a stunning upset to defeat Israel Adesanya and claim the UFC middleweight title at Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena on Sunday, winning by unanimous decision on the judges' scorecards after an enthralling five-round battle.
The greatest upset in UFC middleweight title fight history belongs to Sean Strickland.
Jese Tuivoavoa was a student at Rotorua Boys' High School in New Zealand in 2004 when he first met Israel Adesanya. The two were in their early teens and were introduced by a mutual friend during physical education class.
Israel Adesanya will be making the first title defense of his second reign with the middleweight championship when he faces Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293 on Saturday in Sydney.
Israel Adesanya makes the first title defense of his second reign as UFC middleweight champion when he takes on the challenge of Sean Strickland in the main event at UFC 293 in Sydney on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. on ESPNEWS and ESPN+, early prelims at 6:30 on ESPN+).