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UFC 293 takeaways: Strickland's major upset continues shocking UFC trend

Related Topics: UFC, Sean Strickland, Israel Adesanya

UFC 293 concluded with a shock as Sean Strickland pulled off the major upset to grab the middleweight title from Israel Adesanya. Before that, some standout performances on the main card put Alexander Volkov and Manel Kape on an interesting path. Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim react to the biggest moments of the night.

Israel Adesanya had everything set up for him. He was fighting in Sydney, a quick hop across the Tasman Sea from his home in Auckland, New Zealand. It was Adesanya's first bout Down Under since he won the UFC middleweight championship in 2019.