"Israel Adesanya set to defend title against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in Sydney"

Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293 on September 9 in Sydney. Originally, Adesanya was expected to face the winner of a fight between Robert Whittaker and Dricus Du Plessis, but Du Plessis is injured and unable to compete. Adesanya, ranked No. 4 pound-for-pound by ESPN, has five successful middleweight title defenses and will now face Strickland, ranked No. 8 middleweight by ESPN, in Australia.