Adesanya vs Strickland LIVE: UFC 293 updates and results tonight

Almost immediately we have a low blow – and potential eye poke – from Lane. There’s a brief pause in the action, before we get back under way.

Lane is orthodox; Tafa stands southpaw.

Lane with a jab, while Tafa responds with a counter lead hook. Lane just misses the mark with a head kick and slips.

Again Tafa lands a counter hook off his right wing, then BOOM!! A left hook drops Lane!!

Tafa with a few follow-up punches as Lane lies prone on the mat, and the referee waves it off!

Justin Tafa def. Austen Lane via TKO (punches, 1:22)

Next up, heavyweight action! New Zealand’s Justin Tafa takes on America’s Austen Lane.

Turkalj starts on the front foot, standing orthodox, pressing forward and firing off intermittent leg kicks.

Pedro is also orthodox. He leans back to avoid a front kick attempt, then throws his own low kick.

Turkalj parries a series of jab feints, but Pedro beats the guard with a clean one-two! More straight shots, and Turkalj is on wobbly legs!!

He manages to stay cognisant for a brief spell, but he eats a hard body kick, before another cross drops him!!

One hammer fist by Pedro and Turkalj is OUT! It’s all over in Round 1, and a huge cheer erupts in the arena!

Tyson Pedro def. Anton Turkalj via first-round KO (punches, 2:12)

Good reception for Pedro, as you’d expect, as the Australian makes his entrance in Sydney.

Here we go, the main card begins at light-heavyweight, with home fighter Tyson Pedro facing Anton Turkalj of Sweden!

Meanwhile, Strickland suffered a knockout loss to Pereira in the first round last July, but he has since bounced back by outpointing Nassourdine Imavov, in January, and knocking out Abus Magomedov, this July.

Adesanya’s second UFC title win saw him avenge his defeat by Pereira from November, when the Brazilian beat the “Last Stylebender” via TKO:

While we wait for the first fight of the main card to start, here’s a look back at Adesanya’s last fight, when he regained the middleweight title from old foe Alex Pereira – in stunning fashion, no less…

Here’s how the main card looks:

Israel Adesanya (C) vs Sean Strickland (middleweight title)

Tai Tuivasa vs Alexander Volkov (heavyweight)

Manel Kape vs Felipe dos Santos (flyweight)

Justin Tafa vs Austen Lane (heavyweight)

Tyson Pedro vs Anton Turkalj (light-heavyweight)

Carlos Ulberg def. Da Un Jung via third-round submission (rear naked choke, 4:49)

Chepe Mariscal def. Jack Jenkins via second-round TKO (elbow injury, 3:19)

Jamie Mullarkey def. John Makdessi via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Nasrat Haqparast def. Landon Quinones via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Charlie Radtke def. Blood Diamond via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)

Gabriel Miranda def. Shane Young via first-round submission (rear naked choke, 0:59)

Kevin Jousset def. Kiefer Crosbie via first-round submission (rear naked choke, 4:49)