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UFC 293 with Anton Turkalj – Fight Card, Start Time and How to Watch

Published

September 4, 2023

UFC 293 Fight Card. Photo via UFC

On Saturday September 9, UFC returns to Sydney, Australia, with a middleweight title bout as a headliner.

Two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya returns to action to defend his title against No. 5-ranked contender Sean Strickland. Adesanya won back his title at UFC 287 in April and

“I’ve beat all the top five, some of them twice, so you can’t punish us for being great,” Adesanya said about the fight.

In the co-main event, top ranked heavyweights Tai Tuivasa and Alexander Volkov will clash in a three-rounder.

Sweden’s Anton Turkalj returns

The main card also features Swedish light heavyweight Anton Turkalj who returns for his third fight in the promotion. Across him in the cage he will find the experienced hometown hero Tyson Pedro.

The Swede has back-to-back losses in the octagon and is in big need of a win. Pedro has nine fights in the UFC and comes from a loss against Modestas Bukauskas. Turkalj will be the Australian fighter’s second Swedish opponent, as he lost to Ilir Latifi back in 2017.

UFC 293 fight card

Main card

Middleweight bout: Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Sean Strickland
Heavyweight bout: Tai Tuivasa vs. Alexander Volkov
Flyweight bout: Manel Kape vs. Felipe dos Santos
Heavyweight bout: Justin Tafa vs. Austen Lane Light
Heavyweight bout: Tyson Pedro vs. Anton Turkalj

Preliminary card

Light Heavyweight bout: Carlos Ulberg vs. Jung Da-un
Featherweight bout: Jack Jenkins vs. Chepe Mariscal
Lightweight bout: Jamie Mullarkey vs. John Makdessi
Lightweight bout: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Landon Quiñones

Early preliminary card

Welterweight bout: Mike Mathetha vs. Charlie Radtke
Featherweight bout: Shane Young vs. Gabriel Miranda
Welterweight bout: Kevin Jousset vs. Kiefer Crosbie

How to watch in Sweden and US:

Sweden: The prelims starts at 00.30 CET and airs on UFC Fight Pass. The main card airs on Viaplay at 04.00 CET.

US: The early prelims starts at 6:30 pm ET, on ESPN /and ESPN+. The main card airs on ESPN+ as a PPV starting at 10 P.M. ET.

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