Israel Adesanya will defend his undisputed Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight crown opposite Sean Strickland in the main event on Saturday in Sydney.
in July. However, with Du Plessis too injured to fight in September and the UFC needing an opponent for Adesanya in Sydney, it was Strickland who wound up in the right place at the right time.
Formerly an unremarkable welterweight prospect, Strickland came back from a career-threatening motorcycle accident as a much better fighter in 2020, bulking up to middleweight and finding comfort as a pressure-oriented bully. It is an interesting approach, banking on the experience that Strickland has put together since starting his pro career as a teenager.
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