Israel Adesanya defends his belt against sixth-rankedl American Sean Strickland, with Sunday’s UFC 293 card in Sydney also featuring the heavyweight return of Aussie Tai Tuivasa against tough Russian Alexander Volkov.
The early prelims will begin at 8.30am with the prelims from 10am, live on Kayo Sports and Fox Sports, before the pay-per-view main card commences at midday AEST.
Order UFC 293 Sydney: Adesanya v Strickland, Tuivasa v Volkov. Sun 10 Sept. Main Event on Kayo Sports
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When Adesanya and Strickland enter the Octagon depends on how the card plays out, but expect the main bout to start between 2pm and 3pm AEST.
FULL CARD (ALL TIMES AEST)
MAIN CARD (from 12pm)
Israel Adesanya (c) v Sean Strickland for middleweight championship
Tai Tuivasa v Alexander Volkov — heavyweight
Manel Kape v Felipe dos Santos — flyweight
Justin Tafa v Austen Lane — heavyweight
Tyson Pedro v Anton Turkalj — light heavyweight
PRELIMS (from 10am)
Carlos Ulberg v Jung Da-Un — light heavyweight
Jack Jenkins v Chepe Mariscal — featherweight
Jamie Mullarkey v John Makdessi — lightweight
Nasrat Haqparast v Landon Quinones — lightweight
EARLY PRELIMS (from 8:30am)
Mike Mathetha v Charlie Radtke — welterweight
Shane Young v Gabriel Miranda — featherweight
Kevin Jousset v Kiefer Crosbie — welterweight