Adesanya wants to force Strickland to surrender?

UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya unexpectedly announced that before the end of his career, he wants to add several submission victories to his track record. Moreover, the New Zealand Nigerian does not rule out that he can get the first of them in the upcoming battle with Sean Strickland.

“I really want to make a couple of people give up. I'm done with "Fights of the Night" - this nonsense is no longer for me. I love victories that are pure in execution. I had spectacular battles - I won, I lost, I returned to the battle.

Perhaps now I should show my grappling, curl a couple of limbs and take a breath. Perhaps I will do it in a fight with Strickland. I know that he will fight. He would be a fool if he didn't," Adesanya said in an interview with TSN.

Adesanya vs. Strickland will headline UFC 293 on September 9 in Sindney, Australia.