The fight is Adesanya’s second title bout in Australia. His first came at UFC 243 in Melbourne when he unified the middleweight title versus Robert Whittaker in October 2019.
“What I love about Israel (is) he’s always ready to take on the best in the world – anyone, any time,” White said. “And Strickland is an absolute maniac, who doesn’t back down from anyone. This will be a great fight.”
In the co-main event, heavyweight slugger and proud New South Wales representative Tai Tuivasa faces Alexander Volkov. Of Tuivasa’s eight UFC wins, seven have come via knockout, and his last four bouts earned him Performance Bonuses. Tuivasa made his promotional debut at UFC’s last card in Sydney in 2017 where he knocked out Rashad Coulter with a flying knee. Volkov is coming off back-to-back first-round TKOs over Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Alexander Romanov.
