Sean Strickland beat Isreal Adeanya to become the new UFC middleweight champion of the world with all judges scoring the fight in his favour at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
The American’s first-round knockdown was the highlight of the fight, which lasted five rounds.
All three judges scored the fight 49-46 in favor of Strickland, the American and new middleweight world champion.
He did it with relentless pressure and firm, upright boxing, never attempting a grapple.
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Adesanya, a Nigerian-born fighter, will have to start over after being on the back foot throughout the fight at UFC 293.
This is his third loss, bringing his record to 24-3, while Strickland improves to 28-5.
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Bruh… Israel Adesanya never recovered from this congratulations to Sean Strickland #UFC293 pic.twitter.com/Ru7W1yvsGf
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We're off to championship rounds 🤜🤛
— UFC (@ufc) September 10, 2023
Who do you have up on the scorecards? pic.twitter.com/wSWDM50Lc1
Watch Isreal Adesanya reaction after losing his UFC middleweight title to Sean Strickland below;
Israel Adesanya kept his post-fight press conference short and sweet after #UFC293 pic.twitter.com/bjKqgRa36G
— UFC (@ufc) September 10, 2023
“I hate losing but I love living”
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- Israel Adesanya breaks his silence following his loss to American Sean Strickland pic.twitter.com/Ci8ABvDVPr
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