The UFC returns to Australia on Saturday with a generational superstar at the top of the lineup.
Friday, the UFC released the UFC 293 cold open video. The card features a middleweight title fight between champion Israel Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) and challenger Sean Strickland (27-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC), who is a heavy underdog.
The video, with actor and regular UFC voice-over narrator Ron Perlman, also looks at the co-main event for the UFC’s first visit to Sydney in six years.
Check out the UFC 293 cold open video above.
UFC 293 takes place Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland – for middleweight title
- Tai Tuivasa vs. Alexander Volkov
- Felipe dos Santos vs. Manel Kape
- Austen Lane vs. Justin Tafa
- Tyson Pedro vs. Anton Turkalj
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Da Woon Jung vs. Carlos Ulberg
- Jack Jenkins vs. Chepe Mariscal
- John Makdessi vs. Jamie Mullarkey
- Nasrat Haqparast vs. Landon Quinones
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Blood Diamond vs. Charlie Radtke
- Gabriel Miranda vs. Shane Young
- Kiefer Crosbie vs. Kevin Jousset
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 293.
Video: UFC 293 cold open features Adesanya’s dominance and Strickland on a motorcycle