There was talk prior to Israel Adesanya's title defense on Sept. 9 against Sean Strickland prior to UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia, that Adesanya had caught up with Anderson Silva as the greatest middleweight in MMA history.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya of Nigeria talk after their UFC middleweight championship fight during the UFC 293 event at Qudos Bank Arena on September 10, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. There was talk prior to Israel Adesanya’s title defense on Sept. 9 against Sean Strickland prior to UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia, that Adesanya had caught up with Anderson Silva as the greatest middleweight in MMA history.
That presented a problem when considering where to put the men in the pound-for-pound rankings. Did they both belong in? Just one of them? Neither? There is a case that could be made for all three scenarios As for Strickland, he’s now won three in a row, but going back just 14 months, he’s also barely above break-even, at 3-2.
He barely held onto his spot, as he landed at No. 10. But there are fighters now outside the Top 10 who with good performances in their fights could oust him.
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