Sean Strickland thought beating Israel Adesanya ‘would be a lot harder’ | UFC 293
Sean Strickland thought beating Israel Adesanya ‘would be a lot harder’ | UFC 293
Megan Olivi speaks with new middleweight champion Sean Strickland after his upset win vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia.
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Sean Strickland beating Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision is just insane, one of the most shocking upsets in the contemporary MMA scene, MMA’s such a crazy unpredictable sport
its Desean
I certainly counted him out, but so did everyone else. He is a fighters fighter if that makes sense. I don’t think money can take his passion away.
Honestly, you could argue it was 5-0, and also could argue that the first round was 10-8. Sean put on one of the craziest dominations ever
Izzy is too old to make a comeback. He won’t get through Khamzat, or even Sean in a rematch. It’s over forever.
Not shocking,just perspective bro…adesanya hype train
This guy don’t know how much he means to the world right now. Respect!!
Amen bro
Yeah man, straight down to earth not carried away by a belt, straight back to work. Respect.
Word 🙏
Lol more like a specifically political small part of the US
Definitely
People need to understand that this man is a lot more intelligent than most would assume… A champion with heart and brain…great job Sean
amazing to have this head when all you do in training is sparr… he is trully a survivor since childhood.
Most impressive thing to me was, at the end of the fight, Sean was not even tired at all, he was ready for another 5 rounds easy, and Izzy was very fatigued & close to being done. Great job new champ, you deserve that gold!
That’s what I was saying. During round 5 I was literally telling my buddies that Stricklands toughest battle is the judges. He literally stayed focus and didn’t overcommit knowing Izzy was hoping and praying for overcommitment.
Izzy didn’t wanna be in there in the fifth round man. Dude turned away from shots and ran away from him at times. He got humbled fr
Shaun may not show it now, but in 15 years he’ll be very proud of what he’s accomplished. Incredible performance.
Maybe but he’ll likely be so punch drunk by then unfortunately
this guy is the definition of living in the moment, you can be rank #15 taking on the champion for the belt and he knows that all it takes is one moment, although his performance tonight is the opposite. he completely dominate israel but he still keeps it real because he knows that being the champion means almost nothing since the next fight could stripped it off him, just like what happened to israel. dude boosting about defeating alex even though his record against alex is literally 1-3, he got humbled by sean fast
He was ranked 5th
Adesanya is a fake fighter at this point. His game plan isn’t creative and he relies too much on distance striking instead of countering which is what he’s good at. Adesanya lost to the better man and the world is thrilled about it.
Bro who are you to judge how izzy should feel and talk about his record with Alex lmao. How confused can you be to make comparisons between fighters that have a total different history and personality
@The Tacousing your brain is a crime now 😂
Sean’s cardio is actually insane. He looked like he could go another 10 rounds.
What better way to get fight cardio than by fighting! Lol. All he does is spar
@rippindrummer666yeah, you can definitely tell, his physique is purely off of sparring and cardio training, no muscles needed, still hits like a truck
It’s because he was moving forward and not throwing much, mainly defending
All he does is spar, no doubt! 👑
Sean was so technical defensively. It was like striking and boxing 101. So clean
He’s defense was a joy to watch one of the best displays of defense I’ve ever seen in a ufc fight pure class.
Absolutely. The first couple of minutes showed us he was gonna have amazing defense the entire fight
Yep nothing flashy. Just strong fundamentals and lots of pressure
101?
He is everything I wish I could have been when it mattered. I hope kids out there recognise what this guy has done. Streets to highlights, in a can. Congratulations Sean kid. ❤
It still matters brotha’. Keep fighting 💪
Never too late, but your message is a valuable one.
It is a physical representation of the highest honor in MMA, Mr. Strickland. It isn’t just for you. Imagine all the thousands of men who fight professionally and win a few, lose a few. They will never see such an honor. Their souls are in that belt. “For the rest of your life, no one can tell you that you couldn’t do it” was how Bill Parcells phrased it. It is the greatest honor we can give you, and it couldn’t be given to a more worthy man. Carry it with pride, because when you do, it tells all of us–who will never even come close to such mythic levels–that anything is possible. If you can do that, we see that we can fight our own battles and win.
Congratulations, Mr. Strickland, on one of the finest championship performances, and one of the biggest upsets in combat sports history.
Very well said brother.
Youtube comment section has just peaked! Lets go Sean!