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Dana White walks back Sean Strickland, Israel Adesanya rematch talk after UFC 293: ‘There’s lot of options out there’

Despite immediately noting his interest in seeing newly-minted middleweight champion, Sean Strickland defend his crown in an title re-run with former champion, Israel Adesanya just minutes removed from UFC 293 on the weekend, promotional CEO, Dana White has now claimed they’re are more than just rematch options on the table for Strickland.

Headlining UFC 293 in his premier pay-per-view curtain closer last weekend, Covina native, Strickland made good on his curtain closer debut atop a flagship card, dispatching Adesanya over the course of five dominant round to clinch the undisputed middleweight championship in a huge upset decision win.