UFC’s next Fight Night event Saturday will be headlined by a middleweight bout pitting Uriah Hall against Sean Strickland.
Both fighters are riding four-fight winning streaks, and each has a title fight against middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in mind as the ultimate goal. A victory on Saturday would allow each to take one step closer, with the eighth-ranked Hall looking to move toward the top five and the 11th-ranked Strickland seeking to break into the top 10.
u200b“Izzy is the person I want to get to,” says Hall (17–9). “He is a true champion, and my style matches up perfectly with his.