Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland at UFC 293: odds, timing and prediction
Date: 2023-09-05 Author: Kirill Zagoruyko Categories: SPORTS BETTING
Israel Adesanya (24-2) is the favorite to win in Sydney against Sean Strickland (27-5), who is fighting for the UFC title for the first time in his career. Although Strickland is known for his toughness, Adesanya's kickboxing prowess is not to his liking. But maybe "Tarzan" has prepared something that will surprise "The Last Conqueror of Style"?
Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland odds
When, where and how to watch?
Location: Kudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
Date : Saturday, September 9, 2023
Time: 22:00 ET.
How to watch : PPV
Reasons why Israel Adesanya is a huge favorite
Israel Adesanya has only lost two fights in his professional MMA career. His first loss came during his UFC light heavyweight debut when he lost to Jan Blachowicz by decision. It was a title fight that took place at the beginning of 2021, but he failed to win it and become a two-time champion.
Izzy gave up on that dream and went on to defend his UFC middleweight division against Marvin Vettori, Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier before finally losing it to Alex Pereira at the end of 2022. It was a TKO loss in the fifth round, which was the first. since Adesanya graduated from MMA.
He got his revenge in April 2023 when we saw him knock out Pereira in the second round. Now he's defending his UFC middleweight title for the first time in his second spell as 185-pound champion.
Can Sean Strickland arrange a surprise?
Sean Strickland, aka "Tarzan", has an aggregate score of 27-5, two losses by knockout/technical decision and three losses by decision. He was last knocked out in the summer of 2022 against Alex Pereira in the first round. After this defeat, another followed - Jared Cannonier defeated him by a split decision in a five-round fight.
Strickland landed 152 significant punches and one takedown in that fight, but still lost. He then moved up to the division and defeated Nasurdin Imavov by unanimous decision. In that fight, we saw him throw 182 punches and score one touchdown.
In his last fight, he knocked out Abus Magomedov, which gave him a chance to win the title. But this time he will have to fight a much stronger opponent.
Adesanya vs Strickland Prediction
Adesanya is one of the best kickboxers in the UFC with pretty decent landing defense. Strickland is a jack of all trades, and his strongest weapon is resilience. He looks like the guy who can stay in the octagon for 25 minutes against Izzy, but we sincerely doubt he can win the fight. In fact, we believe that the bookies are right in considering Adesanya as the favorite with a rating of -670.
Choice: Israel Adesanya to win
Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland odds
When, where and how to watch?
Location: Kudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
Date : Saturday, September 9, 2023
Time: 22:00 ET.
How to watch : PPV
Reasons why Israel Adesanya is a huge favorite
Israel Adesanya has only lost two fights in his professional MMA career. His first loss came during his UFC light heavyweight debut when he lost to Jan Blachowicz by decision. It was a title fight that took place at the beginning of 2021, but he failed to win it and become a two-time champion.
Izzy gave up on that dream and went on to defend his UFC middleweight division against Marvin Vettori, Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier before finally losing it to Alex Pereira at the end of 2022. It was a TKO loss in the fifth round, which was the first. since Adesanya graduated from MMA.
He got his revenge in April 2023 when we saw him knock out Pereira in the second round. Now he's defending his UFC middleweight title for the first time in his second spell as 185-pound champion.
Can Sean Strickland arrange a surprise?
Sean Strickland, aka "Tarzan", has an aggregate score of 27-5, two losses by knockout/technical decision and three losses by decision. He was last knocked out in the summer of 2022 against Alex Pereira in the first round. After this defeat, another followed - Jared Cannonier defeated him by a split decision in a five-round fight.
Strickland landed 152 significant punches and one takedown in that fight, but still lost. He then moved up to the division and defeated Nasurdin Imavov by unanimous decision. In that fight, we saw him throw 182 punches and score one touchdown.
In his last fight, he knocked out Abus Magomedov, which gave him a chance to win the title. But this time he will have to fight a much stronger opponent.
Adesanya vs Strickland Prediction
Adesanya is one of the best kickboxers in the UFC with pretty decent landing defense. Strickland is a jack of all trades, and his strongest weapon is resilience. He looks like the guy who can stay in the octagon for 25 minutes against Izzy, but we sincerely doubt he can win the fight. In fact, we believe that the bookies are right in considering Adesanya as the favorite with a rating of -670.
Choice: Israel Adesanya to win
