UFC 293 start times and when headline bout is likely to begin

UFC 293 start times and when headline bout is likely to begin

Israel Adesanya defends his belt against sixth-rankedl American Sean Strickland, with Sunday’s UFC 293 card in Sydney also featuring the heavyweight return of Aussie Tai Tuivasa against tough Russian Alexander Volkov.

The early prelims will begin at 8.30am with the prelims from 10am, live on Kayo Sports and Fox Sports, before the pay-per-view main card commences at midday AEST.

Order UFC 293 Sydney: Adesanya v Strickland, Tuivasa v Volkov. Sun 10 Sept. Main Event on Kayo Sports

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When Adesanya and Strickland enter the Octagon depends on how the card plays out, but expect the main bout to start between 2pm and 3pm AEST.

FULL CARD (ALL TIMES AEST)

MAIN CARD (from 12pm)

Israel Adesanya (c) v Sean Strickland for middleweight championship

Tai Tuivasa v Alexander Volkov — heavyweight

Manel Kape v Felipe dos Santos — flyweight

Justin Tafa v Austen Lane — heavyweight

Tyson Pedro v Anton Turkalj — light heavyweight

PRELIMS (from 10am)

Carlos Ulberg v Jung Da-Un — light heavyweight

Jack Jenkins v Chepe Mariscal — featherweight

Jamie Mullarkey v John Makdessi — lightweight

Nasrat Haqparast v Landon Quinones — lightweight

EARLY PRELIMS (from 8:30am)

Mike Mathetha v Charlie Radtke — welterweight

Shane Young v Gabriel Miranda — featherweight

Kevin Jousset v Kiefer Crosbie — welterweight