Sean Strickland turned the brand new middleweight champion on Saturday evening by beating Israel Adesanya by unanimous determination in the principle occasion of UFC 293 in Sydney.
The playing cards learn 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of Strickland (28-5-0), who has gained three consecutive UFC bouts and 9 of his final 11. Adesanya (24-3-0) has misplaced two of his final three fights.
Strickland landed 137 strikes in comparison with Adesanya’s 94 to take the belt.
In different motion, Alexander Volkov (37-10-0) used an Ezekiel choke to finest Tai Tuivasa (15-6-0) in a heavyweight match. In a flyweight battle, Manel Kape (19-6-0) used 77 strikes to the top to topple Felipe dos Santos (7-1-0) by unanimous determination, with the playing cards studying 30-27, 29-28, 29-28.
Justin Tafa (7-3-0) gained his heavyweight bout, and Tyson Pedro (10-4-0) prevailed in a lightweight heavyweight skirmish.
—Field Level Media
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