SYDNEY – The UFC 293 pre-fight press conference went down Thursday and it was the first opportunity to get a look at fighter staredowns for the event.
The fight card, headlined by a middleweight title bout between Israel Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) and Sean Strickland (27-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) goes down Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena with a main card that airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
In addition to the main event, notable matchups includes a heavyweight co-headliner between Tai Tuivasa (15-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) and Alexander Volkov (36-10 MMA, 10-4 UFC), as well as the remaining main card matchups of Manel Kape (18-6 MMA, 3-2 UFC) vs. Felipe dos Santos (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Justin Tafa (6-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) vs. Austen Lane (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Tyson Pedro (9-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) vs. Anton Turkalj (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC).
All five pairings were in attendance at the pre-fight news conference, where they answered questions and engaged in faceoffs.
Check out the video above to see all the staredowns.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 293.