Strickland took the middleweight title by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 293.
But the 32-year-old Strickland’s defensive, counterattacking style was brutally effective with the American landing the more telling shots throughout the fight with Adesanya struggling to find a way to hurt Strickland.
Adesanya was the more assertive in the second and third rounds, finding his range with his kicks and right-hand shots but continued to leave himself open for Strickland to strike at his body and head.Article content “But I’ve got to say, the fans in Australia, you guys motivated me. When I’m walking in here and I heard you guys yelling. In that fourth round I heard you guys yelling. It fueled me.”
In the co-main event, Alexander Volkov won his heavyweight bout by submission in the second round against 30-year-old Sydney-born Tai Tuivasa.
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