Linked with an undisputed middleweight title pairing against current division gold holder, Israel Adesanya in September, surging division contender, Sean Strickland has claimed there is a “deadline” imposed by him in order for the promotion to actually make good on a planned UFC 293 clash on September 9.
Strickland, who most recently featured earlier this month, turned in a second round win over Abusupiyan Magomedov in a headliner, stopping the Russian-born contender with a series of second round strikes for a TKO victory.
As for Adesanya, the Nigerian-Kiwi has yet to return since he headlined UFC 287 back in April, defeating incoming UFC 291 co-headliner, Alex Pereira with a stunning second round KO, to reclaim the division’s undisputed title.