UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland (09/09/2023) - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Qudos Bank Arena)

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UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland 
September 9, 2023
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Qudos Bank Arena)

UFC Middleweight Championship: Israel Adesanya © (184.8) vs. Sean Strickland (184.9) (first defense) - Strickland, DEC (unanimous)
Tai Tuivasa (265.9) vs. Alexander Volkov (262.9) - Volkov, SUB (ezekiel choke), R2 (4:37)
Manel Kape (126) vs. Felipe dos Santos  (125.4) - Kape, DEC (unanimous)
Justin Tafa (265.2) vs. Austen Lane (242.3) - Tafa, TKO (punches), R1 (1:22)
Tyson Pedro (205.45) vs. Anton Turkalj (205.35) - Pedro, KO (punches), R1 (2:12)

ESPNews / ESPN+ Preliminary Card:
Carlos Ulberg (204.7) vs. Da Un Jung (205.3) - Ulberg, SUB (rear naked choke), R3 (4:49)
Jack Jenkins (145.85) vs. Jose Mariscal (145.85) - Mariscal, TKO (arm injury), R2 (3:19)
Jamie Mullarkey (155.35) vs. John Makdessi (155.1) - Mullarkey, DEC (unanimous)
Nasrat Haqparast (155.85) vs. Landon Quiñones (155.75) - Haqparast, DEC (unanimous)

ESPN+ / Fight Pass Preliminary Card:
Mike Mathetha (170.25) vs. Charlie Radtke (170.3) - Radtke, DEC (unanimous)
Shane Young (149.75)* vs. Gabriel Miranda (144.95) - Miranda, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (0:59)
Kevin Jousset (170.5) vs. Kiefer Crosbie (170.85) - Jousset, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (4:49)

*Forfeits 30% of purse for missing weight 

Event Bonuses ($50,000)
Performance of the Night: Justin Tafa
Performance of the Night: Sean Strickland
Fight of the Night: Manel Kape vs. Felipe dos Santos

Attendance: 18,168
Gate: $6.86 million

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[jaedmc]

Starting the show with dudes getting choked out and Gilbert Burns playing surprise translator for the Brazilians.. Lookin' like a good night.

[jaedmc]

Radtke dropping a different F-Bomb for his post fight interview. Gross.

[waffle]

28 minutes ago, jaedmc said:

Radtke dropping a different F-Bomb for his post fight interview. Gross.

UFC needs to cut him immediately. 

[jaedmc]

On a brighter note, Laura Sanko is doing her first PPV on commentary tonight, and probably should be doing more in the future.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Between what happened with Isleta Nunes and now Jack Jenkins, when will fighters stop planting their arm as their single support when someone tries to take them down? It won't end well.

[jaedmc]

Carlos Ulberg looked good, but calling out Dominick Reyes seems like a weak call out. Especially considering Ulberg will probably be ranked next to him, or even given his spot without even having to fight him.

 

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DOWN GOES THE PLEASURE MAN!

[jaedmc]

Jon Anik sounding very pleased that he got to yell "DOWN GOES THE PLEASURE MAN."

Tyson Pedro was dialed the fuck in.

[twiztor]

Justin Tafa deciding that Pedro didn't go hard enough and one-upping him. big win. 

[jaedmc]

Jeeeeeesus Justin Tafa looked like fucking cocaine bear with that ground and pound. Terrifying.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Throw another one in the meat wagon.

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UFC using RIZIN footage is interesting.

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Kape vs. Felipe dos Santos is my type of fight.

[jaedmc]

Clicking the bell icon so I can be notified of future Felipe Dos Santos fights.

[Elsalvajeloco]

What the UFC really needs is someone like the Sandman from the Apollo.

Some of these dudes are getting loose with the tongue.

[jaedmc]

Manel Kape learned the wrong lesson from Charlie Radtke's post fight promo.

[twiztor]

Felipe dos Santos definitely lost that fight, but for a 23 y/o making his UFC debut he did fucking fantastic. that dude's a future champ. 

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6 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said:

What the UFC really needs is someone like the Sandman from the Apollo.

Some of these dudes are getting loose with the tongue.

Over the last year, I've been dying laughing at Daniel Cormier's evolution of the post fight interview. When he started doing them, guys would grab the mic after he did the "Give it up one last time for so and so." It's the cringiest shit when a fighter does that. So over the last 9 months Cormier has gotten really good at pivoting away from the fighter and shielding the the mic. Then he started doing this thing, especially on ESPN fight night cards, where he'll fast walk away and give the final line as he's heading out the door.

I wish he snapped on Kape and Radtke like he did that dude on the last ABC card who said fuck.