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Strickland stuns Israel Adesanya to become new middleweight champion

Sean Strickland on Sunday morning, defeated Isreal Adeanya to emerge as the new UFC middleweight champion of the world.

At the end of the fight, all the judges scored the fight in Strickland’s favour at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

All three judges scored the fight 49-46 for the American and new middleweight world champion, Strickland.

A first-round knock down by the American was the highlight of the fight that went the whole five rounds. He did it with nonstop pressure and steady, upright boxing never once attempting a grapple.

It is back to the drawing board for the Nigerian-born fighter Adesanya as he was on the back foot throughout the clash at UFC 293.

This is his third loss bringing his record to 24-3 now while Strickland improves to 28-5.

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