UFC 293: Strickland vs. Adesanya — September 9, 2023, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney. Sean Strickland produced one of the biggest upsets in middleweight history, defeating Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision to win the UFC middleweight title as a +400 underdog. Alexander Volkov outpointed Tai Tuivasa in the co-main. The result shocked the MMA world.

Introduction Leon Edwards is the only Briton to have held a UFC championship belt for more than a single defence. A switch-stance, range-managing southpaw out of the Ultimate Training Centre in Birmingham, Edwards built his title run on a single moment — the rear-leg head kick that knocked Kamaru Usman unconscious with 56 seconds left on the clock at UFC 278 in August 2022, while Edwards was being beaten 4-0 on the scorecards. The kick is, statistically, the most dramatic tit

Introduction Kamaru Usman is, by the only metric that ultimately matters in mixed martial arts — successful title defences in a championship reign — the most dominant UFC welterweight in the company's history. Five title defences. Sixteen straight UFC wins between 2015 and 2022, a streak that ranks behind only Anderson Silva and Khabib Nurmagomedov in modern UFC history. A 2010 NCAA Division II national wrestling champion. The Ultimate Fighter 21 winner. A finisher who knocke