UFC President Dana White announced that Israel Adesanya will defend his middleweight title against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 9.
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The 34-year-old Adesanya just won the middleweight title back from Alex Pereira, who defeated The Last Stylebender via fifth-round TKO last November.
Adesanya got his revenge in April with a second-round knockout win to move to 24-2 (16 knockouts) for his professional career.
The 32-year-old Strickland is 27-5 lifetime with 11 knockouts and four submission wins.