Nigerian-born New Zealander Israel Adesanya will have some local support when he takes on American title challenger Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293 on Sunday.
It’s the first time since 2017 that a UFC fight has been held in Australia’s largest city, and the second UFC card in Australia this year.from Alexander Volkanovski to maintain his supremacy in the lightweight division.
Adesanya criticized du Plessis for not taking the chance to fight for the title — “he doesn’t call the shots, I do.”Outside of the hexagon, the UFC fight made news in the New South Wales state legislature, where the leading government lawmaker was forced to defend his state’s payment of about $10 million to help ensure the UFC event came to Sydney.
Premier Chris Minns described the comments as “absolutely appalling.” But he said the entire sport could not be tarnished by “obnoxious” comments from one fighter.
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