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Sean Strickland did what many thought was unattainable: Dethrone then UFC champion Israel Adesanya.
Strickland stepped in on brief discover to problem Adesanya for his middleweight crown at UFC 293 this previous September. He was an neglected challenger who shocked the MMA world by dominating Adesanya over the course of 25 minutes.
You may relive Strickland’s title win within the video above.
Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) returns to the octagon to tackle former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) within the co-main occasion of UFC 302 on Saturday at Prudential Middle in Newark, N.J.
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