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Public Events Schedule | UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland
UFC Makes Its Return To Sydney For The First Time In Six Years! Don't Miss A Single Event Leading Up To Fight Night!
UFC touches down in Australia for the second time this year, this time in Sydney as middleweight champion Israel Adesanya looks to defend his belt against No. 5 ranked middleweight Sean Strickland. In the co-main event, Sydney's own Tai Tuivasa squares off against heavyweight Alexander Volkov.
UFC 293: ADESANYA VS STRICKLAND will take place Saturday, September 9 at Qudos Arena in Sydney with the main card at 10 pm ET/7 pm PT on PPV. The prelims will be seen on ESPNews at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT with the night’s action starting at 6:30 pm ET/3:30 p.m. PT with Early Prelims on ESPN+ (English and Spanish) and UFC Fight Pass.
UFC 293 Open Workouts
Who: Sean Strickland | Tyson Pedro | Justin Tafa | Tai Tuivasa | Israel Adesanya
When: Wednesday, September 6 at 6pm AEST
Where: Sydney Town Hall
Free and open to the public. Doors open at 5pm AEST.
UFC 293 Press Conference
Who: Israel Adesanya | Sean Strickland | Tai Tuivasa | Alexander Volkov | Manel Kape | Felipe dos Santos | Justin Tafa | Austen Lane | Tyson Pedro | Anton Turkalj
When: Thursday, September 7 at 6pm AEST (4am ET/ 1am PT)
Where: Qudos Bank Arena
Watch: LIVE on UFC.com, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Instagram and TikTok
Free and open to the public. Doors open at 5pm AEST.
UFC 293 Official Weigh-In Show
Who: All UFC 293 Athletes | View The Fight Card
When: Friday, September 8 at 3:50pm AEST (1:50am ET/10:50pm PT)
Watch: LIVE on UFC.com, YouTube, Facebook and Twitch
This event is closed to the public, but available for viewing on Youtube, Twitch, Facebook and UFC.com
UFC 293 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins
When: Friday September 7 at 8pm AEST (6:50am ET/3:50 PT)
Where: Qudos Bank Arena
Watch: LIVE on UFC.com, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Instagram and TikTok
Main Card
Who: Israel Adesanya | Sean Strickland | Tai Tuivasa | Alexander Volkov | Manel Kape | Felipe dos Santos | Justin Tafa | Austen Lane | Tyson Pedro | Anton Turkalj
Prelims
Who: Carlos Ulberg | Da Woon Jung | Jack Jenkins | Chepe Mariscal | Jamie Mullarkey | John Makdessi | Nasrat Haqparast | Landon Quiñones
Early Prelims
Who: Blood Diamond | Charlie Radtke | Shane Young | Gabriel Miranda | Kevin Jousset | Kiefer Crosbie
Free and open to the public. Doors open at 7pm AEST.
UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland took place live from Qudos Arena in Sydney, Australia on September 9, 2023. See the Final Results, Official Scorecards and Who Won Bonuses - and relive the action on UFC Fight Pass!
