10 p.m. ET: ESPN+ PPV Main Event

8 p.m.: Prelims (ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ & SiriusXM Fight Nation)

6:30 p.m.: Early Prelims (ESPN+ & SiriusXM Fight Nation)

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UFC PPV action returns this weekend live from Sydney, Australia, with UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland. The event will be live from the Qudos Bank Arena on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 10 p.m. ET, exclusively on ESPN+ PPV (English and Spanish). The Prelims will be available on ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation at 8 p.m. Early Prelims will air on ESPN+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation starting at 6:30 p.m.

Main Event

• UFC Middleweight ChampionIsrael Adesanya (24-2) makes the first title defense of his second reign when he faces veteran #5 Sean Strickland (27-5). Adesanya headlines his 10^th straight UFC numbered event against his loudest verbal foe yet in Strickland who makes his sixth UFC main event appearance.

Co-Main Event

• Heavyweight knockout artists collide as fan-favorite#6 Tai Tuivasa (15-5) and #7 Alexander Volkov (36-10) meet in the explosive co-main event between fighters with a combined 40 total finishes in 50 career wins (80% finish rate) with 28 of those in the 1^st

Additional PPV Card Highlight:

• Flyweight finisher #10Manel Kape (18-6) brings his 16 stoppages in 18 career victories (89% finish rate) to a featured matchup against undefeated rising contender Felipe Dos Santos (7-0).

ESPN+, ESPN.com, ESPN App UFC Content: Editorial, Live and Upcoming, On Demand, Studio Shows, Archives

• Thursday: UFC 293 Best Bets and Expert Picks
• Friday: From walkout to knockout: An oral history of the best entrance in UFC history (Marc Raimondi)
• UFC 293: How many acts in the Israel Adesanya show? Is a Tai Tuivasa shoey on tap?
• ESPN Deportes: Key questions ahead of UFC 293
• ESPN Deportes: Tai Tuivasa, Conor McGregor, Valentina Shevchenko and some of the most memorable UFC celebrations of all-time
• ESPN Deportes: Izzy is back! We rank his best performances
• Dana White’s Contender Series

Studio programming highlights
(platforms & times available in schedule chart)

• Thursday:
  • UFC 293 Press Conference from Sydney
• Friday:
  • UFC 293 Ceremonial Weigh-In: Adesanya vs. Strickland
  • UFC 293 Pre-Show Live Presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Adesanya vs. Strickland
  • UFC Live Presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Adesanya vs. Strickland
  • ESPN Deportes’ UFC 293 Camino Al Octágono
• Saturday:
  • UFC 293 Post Show Presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Adesanya vs. Strickland

On the call

• Jon Anik will call the action alongside former two-division Champion Daniel Cormier and Dana White’s Contender Series staple Laura Sanko who makes her PPV debut. Sanko’s debut at the announcer’s desk marks the first time in the modern UFC era that a female broadcaster has called a UFC PPV. Megan Olivi will handle reporting duties.

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Programming (All times ET)

*Immediately following Main Event

Main Card and Prelims (All times ET)

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