Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland headlines UFC 293 in Sydney on Saturday. Whereas it is actually the weekend’s most high-profile combat, it is solely considered one of a dozen on the UFC card.
UFC 293 is an occasion brief on stakes and identify worth however there may be enjoyable available.
One other combat leaping off the web page is Tai Tuivasa vs. Alexander Volkov. Tuivasa is a fighter with a character as massive as his knockout energy. The Australian fighter will certainly obtain a raucous reception from his dwelling crowd. Tuivasa was in peak type with five-consecutive KO wins, however two subsequent losses have pressured him to recalibrate. It is crucial he places on a very good present towards Alexander Volkov, a longtime and difficult heavyweight who rattled off first-round KOs in his final two fights.
Take a more in-depth take a look at three fights price your time on Saturday past the primary occasion.
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Tai Tuivasa vs. Alexander Volkov
Tuivasa vs. Volkov isn’t a big pay-per-view co-main occasion, however it certain is enjoyable. Tuivasa is considered one of UFC’s extra fashionable fighters: a colourful character with rattling KO energy. Coming off consecutive stoppage losses to prime contenders Sergei Pavlovich and Ciryl Gane, it is crucial that Tuivasa rekindles the magic of his five-fight ending run. Standing throughout from him is an appropriate problem. Former Bellator and M-1 heavyweight champion Volkov is coming off two first-round KOs and has solely misplaced to elite heavyweights like Gane, Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes in recent times. A win for Tuivasa might kickstart his picture restoration; in the meantime, a victory for Volkov can be his largest within the UFC and put him one step behind the division’s prime challengers.
Carlos Ulberg vs. Da un Jung
A KO is on the agenda at any time when Ulberg and Jung combat. Ulberg is a promising gentle heavyweight contender with 4 straight wins in UFC and three consecutive first-round stoppages. Jung is on a slide after consecutive losses to Devin Clark and Dustin Jacoby, however he is at all times a menace on the toes. An attention-grabbing throughline to the combat is that Jung has a KO win over Kennedy Nzechukwu, the one individual to cease or defeat Ulberg. Don’t anticipate this preliminary headliner to go the space.
Manel Kape vs. Felipe dos Santos
Kape was initially scheduled to face Kai Kara-France on Saturday, a strong piece of matchmaking. Kape vs. Kara-France would have supplied the winner ammunition in a title chase. As a substitute, dos Santos makes his UFC debut with a 7-0 file towards the hardest check of his profession. Kape ought to mop the ground with dos Santos, however it ought to be enjoyable whereas it lasts contemplating every man has completed all however two of their respective professional fights.