UFC 293

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
	The poster for UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	September 10, 2023
Venue	Qudos Bank Arena
City	Sydney, Australia
Attendance	18,168
Total gate	$6,860,000
Event chronology

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 10, 2023, at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.^[2]

Background

The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Sydney and first since UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura in November 2017.^[2]

A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland headlined the event.^[3] Former title challenger Jared Cannonier served as backup and potential replacement for this fight.^[4]

A women's flyweight bout between Casey O'Neill and Viviane Araújo was expected to take place at this event.^[5] However, O'Neill pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Jennifer Maia, with the new matchup being pushed back to UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza.^[6]

A flyweight bout between former interim UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Kai Kara-France and former Rizin Bantamweight Champion Manel Kape was expected to take place at the event.^[7] However, Kara-France withdrew after sustaining a concussion in training.^[8] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Felipe dos Santos.^[9]

A lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Sam Patterson was expected to take place the week prior at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivak.^[10] However, Patterson pulled out due to health issues.^[11] A replacement was found in promotional newcomer, Landon Quinones, who had previously competed on Season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter earlier in the year, and the pairing was moved to this event.^[12]

At the weigh-ins, Shane Young weighed in at 149.75 pounds, three and three-quarters pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 30% of his purse, which went to his opponent Gabriel Miranda.^[13]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Sean Strickland	def.	Israel Adesanya (c)	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	^[a]
Heavyweight	Alexander Volkov	def.	Tai Tuivasa	Submission (Ezekiel choke)	2	4:37
Flyweight	Manel Kape	def.	Felipe dos Santos	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Justin Tafa	def.	Austen Lane	KO (punches)	1	1:22
Light Heavyweight	Tyson Pedro	def.	Anton Turkalj	KO (punches)	1	2:12
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight	Carlos Ulberg	def.	Jung Da-un	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:49
Featherweight	Chepe Mariscal	def.	Jack Jenkins	TKO (arm injury)	2	3:19
Lightweight	Jamie Mullarkey	def.	John Makdessi	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Nasrat Haqparast	def.	Landon Quiñones	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight	Charlie Radtke	def.	Mike Mathetha	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27)	3	5:00	^[b]
Catchweight (149.75 lb)	Gabriel Miranda	def.	Shane Young	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:59
Welterweight	Kevin Jousset	def.	Kiefer Crosbie	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:49