UFC 293: Sean Strickland dethrones Israel Adesanya in huge upset, wins middleweight title

Sean Strickland shocked the world on Sunday afternoon in Australia as he dominated Israel Adesanya to become the new UFC middleweight champion. Strickland, who won 49-46 on all three judges' scorecards, closed as a +500 underdog, the largest title fight upset in UFC middleweight history

"I gave up so many brain cells to the MMA gods every day," Strickland said in a postfight interview. "This is the first time I'm lost for words."

Strickland entered the fight with the best strike defense among active middleweights at 62.4%. Unofficially, Strickland defended 65% of Adesanya's strikes throughout the five rounds and caused Adesanya to land just 24 of 178 head strike attempts, (14%) according to ESPN Stats & Information.

In the co-main event, Alexander Volkov landed one of the more obscure submissions in MMA history as he executed an Ezekiel choke on Tai Tuivasa to earn a big win in the heavyweight division.

ESPN MMA correspondents Marc Raimondi and Brett Okamoto break down all the drama from an action-packed night in Sydney.