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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!