UFC 293 takes place Saturday headlined by a middleweight title fight, but before the fights get underway, join MMA Junkie’s Farah Hannoun for a preview show right here at 5 p.m. ET.
In the main event, 185-pound champion [autotag]Israel Adesanya[/autotag] (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) looks to make the first defense of his second title reign against [autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag] (27-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC). And in the co-headliner, [autotag]Tai Tuivasa[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) clashes with [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] (36-10 MMA, 10-4 UFC) in a battle of top-ranked heavyweights.
UFC 293 takes place Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews/ESPN+ and early prelims on ESPN+.
Below is the full lineup:
Champ Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland – for middleweight title
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Alexander Volkov
- Felipe dos Santos vs. Manel Kape
- Austen Lane vs. Justin Tafa
- Tyson Pedro vs. Anton Turkalj
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Da Woon Jung vs. Carlos Ulberg
- Jack Jenkins vs. Chepe Mariscal
- John Makdessi vs. Jamie Mullarkey
- Nasrat Haqparast vs. Landon Quinones
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews, ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Blood Diamond vs. Charlie Radtke
- Gabriel Miranda vs. Shane Young
- Kiefer Crosbie vs. Kevin Jousset
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 293.