Israel Adesanya, Eugene Bareman on UFC 293 match up w/ Sean Strickland; City Kickboxing-heavy card

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman talk to a contingent of New Zealand media about Adesanya's upcoming title defence against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in Sydney on September 10.

Apologies in advance for average audio in parts, but it is what it is.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Adesanya on the bout against Strickland finally being announced.
0:40 - Adesanya on how preparation has been tracking despite only recently having an opponent confirmed.
1:15 - Bareman on UFC 293 being a big moment for New Zealand MMA. City Kickboxing have 6 fighters on the card.
1:55 - Bareman on the demands of preparing so many guys for big fights on the same card
2:30 - Adesanya on having to work to convince the UFC to book the Strickland fight
3:08 - Bareman on if there were any discussions before the team asked for Strickland
4:45 - Adesanya on hearing the concerns of ticket buyers around the lack of a main event when tickets went on sale
5:20 - Bareman on the coaching match-up between himself and Eric Nicksick of Xtreme Couture
6:11 - Adesanya and Bareman on how much of a missed opportunity this is for Dricus du Plessis
8:03 - Bareman on the magnitude of UFC 293 for City Kickboxing
9:09 - Adesanya on fighting in Oceania again