Israel Adesanya UK fight time: What time is UFC 293 vs Strickland tonight?
Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland will battle it out in strange circumstance in Sydney tonight, almost two days after they weighed in on Friday morning.
The bout takes place at a normal time for UK viewers; the middle of the night, but means that the event won't take place until Sunday afternoon for local fans. It will allow Strickland, who admitted he struggled to lose the extra pound and make championship weight, more time to rehydrate as he looks to pull off a monster upset against Adesanya.
Despite the event being a hometown show of sorts for the Nigerian-born New Zealand man that trains in City Kickboxing, the fans have gravitated towards his rival this week as he continues his wacky antics. He's already punched multiple fans, but bookies reckon he may not land a glove on the superior kickboxer when he finally gets in the octagon.
Here's all you need to know about UFC 293 tonight...
What time will Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland start in the UK tonight?
Adesanya and Strickland are expected to make their ring walks at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney around 5am on Sunday morning, with the fight getting underway shortly after that. The early prelims will start at 11:30pm on Saturday night in the UK with the regular prelims to follow at around 1:00am.
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The main card will begin at 3am in the UK with four fights taking place before the main event. Conor McGregor's teammate Kiefer Crosbie makes his debut to open the early prelim card at 11.30pm.
Who wins at UFC 293 - Israel Adesanya or Sean Strickland? Let us know your prediction in the comments section below
How to watch Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland via TV and live stream
Fans can watch the UFC 293 prelims and main card on TNT Sport 1 as part of their standard subscription to the service with no additional cost for the pay-per-view event. The card will also be available to watch via the BT Sport app, which can be viewed on mobile, tablet, games consoles, smart TVs and select streaming devices.
Full fight card
Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland - UFC middleweight title
Tai Tuivasa vs Alexander Volkov
Manel Kape vs Felipe Dos Santos
Justin Tafa vs Austen Lane
Tyson Pedro vs Anton Turkalj
Preliminary card
Carlos Ulberg vs Jung Da-un
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Jack Jenkins vs Chepe Mariscal
Jamie Mullarkey vs John Makdessi
Nasrat Haqparast vs Landon Quinones
Early preliminary card
Mike Diamond vs Charlie Radtke
Shane Young vs Gabriel Miranda
Kevin Jousset vs Kiefer Crosbie
Quotes corner
Adesanya : "I brought it back down, I was gonna respond. Even with Strickland. Didn’t react, but I’m gonna respond. Teaching moment. I don’t know what you wanna get from this, but just try it. Just f***ing try it. Don’t react, respond.”
Strickland : "“Nobody likes f***ing Izzy. He’s a f****** cringe-lord. Everything that guy does makes you f***ing wince. Like, did he really do that? Is he really race-baiting Dricus [Du Plessis] right now? How does this play out for you? The thing about Izzy, when somebody sucks to that degree, it’s pretty f****** easy to make fun of them. This f***ing cringe-lord. F***ing A. Even talking about him makes me want to go f***ing take a shower. I feel dirty.”
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