One of the greatest upsets in UFC history was engineered by Sean Strickland (28-5) after beating Israel Adesanya (24-3) in the main event of UFC 293 inside the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Strickland defied the UFC odds against him heading into the fight as he was tagged the overwhelming betting underdog.
STRICKLAND SHOCKS THE WORLD ??@SStricklandMMA defeats Adesanya by unanimous decision to become the NEW middleweight champ!
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— UFC (@ufc) September 10, 2023