Sean Strickland speaks with Daniel Cormier after defeating middleweight king, Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 main event on Saturday. Strickland becomes the 13th undisputed UFC middleweight champion.
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"No man that beats off to cartoon is gonna beat me" - Sean Strickland He lived up to his words
Ben Nguyen next
Absolute legend
😂
Fax
Hahaha was looking for this
It’s not just that he won, it’s how he won. He completely shut down Izzy, and he did it while going forward. I never saw this coming. Wow. Sean proved everyone wrong.
Dude I have said if someone has the balls to put massive efficient pressure on Izzy they would win and the mad man did it.
@@personreanimationyeah Gastelum almost did it but defense wasnt as good as Stricklands
4 out of 5 rounds!
In the style of the Diaz brothers when they are in good shape and they care.
Definitely , he walked close to adesanya which neutralized his kics and was the better boxer , and got more efficient hits in
No Fouls, no Cage Grabbing, no Nutshots . Clean 25 Minutes Masterclass 🔥🔥💯💯
Thats even more impressive than Strickland winning
@@AeonsONEwdym, Strickland and Adesanya even with his painted nails, arent known for dirty stuff like eyepokes and nutshut.
@@elyas4637 Obviously he's referring to other fighters. Like Leon Edwards who probably committed about 9 fouls in his rematch against Usman and the ref only called him on 2 of them. He cage grabbed more than once. He was fish hooking the inside of Marty's gloves. He poked him in the eye. He kicked Marty in the groin 5 fucking times. One of them was between his legs so bad that he got the balls, taint and even his ass cheeks. It dropped Marty who had to keep fighting because the ref didn't do anything. Leon hit a hail mary to win the belt and he ruthlessly cheated to maintain it.
Just 25 minutes of israel running away and throwing the occasional leg kick.
@@samblack5313 more like 25 minutes of Sean piecing Izzy up with a simple 1-2 and checking almost every leg kick
The fact this has 2.2million views ( as of now ) really shows to me how inspiring this dude is and how people really relate with him. Big up the champ
I think it's more about how many people were shocked that he won and wanted to see what crazy shit he said on the mic lol. The UFC will be mad that he won the belt. He's a PR nightmare 😂
@@13.t.athe UFC loves him, they only kept Colby around because he called Brazil a dump and its people filthy animals in his octagon interview after defeating Maia, so yeah
@@13.t.a True, Dana's worst nightmare. It's hilarious bro
@@13.t.atbf and this yeah 😂I had him winning all day
Almost 4 times the amount of views Suga Sean got on his post fight interview. Numbers don't lie
Sean Strickland is the PEOPLES CHAMPION! 🏆
What people?
@@MrWolfchamp-xi3cuALL people 👍
Not even the peoples champ anymore he is the champ lmao
@@MrWolfchamp-xi3cuus
And the Dog's Champion
He says the belt means nothing,but his reaction says its validation for overcoming a shitty childhood and a payoff for all the hard work he has put in training...i am happy for him...
Facts 💯
The beautiful story for sure. Read his story and it’s something straight out of American history X
Facts man he’s just being humble but it took him a long time to get that belt so it’s gotta feel amazing
@@doriangray4278for real. He went from being a Neo-Nazi to being a godfather to Chris Curtis’s kid.
Both can be true in a sense
Hands down the most inspiring fight I’ve ever witnessed. The entire world counted him out, including myself. And he goes and does it. Masterclass. Sean put on one hell of a fight, and was locked in like nobody else on the night because he needed to be perfect-and that he absolutely was. What a stud.
True words
Same thing happened with O’Malley and Sterling, Both very inspiring
Yeah I only ever noticed him for his shit talk. He’s earned my respect that’s for sure.
strickland should grow his hair out, he's alot more marketable that way. strickland is a very handsome guy with long blonde hair
@@draco2xxjust say you’re gay
Perfect definition of a world champion . He came out hungry, held a strong defensive style, and read his opponent like a book
Sean Strickland's win is like a big "HAHAHA" to this unfair and cruel world. Truly inspiring!
Exactly!!!
It's crazy how much sense this makes😄
Love me some underdog victory. Was nice to see sean humble and grateful, great sportsmanship from both fighters.
KHAMZAT V STRICKLAND. CRAZY V CRAZY. GET IT MADE
He sold his soul...
The level of raw emotion from Sean as Buffer announces the winner and the realization sinks in...it's moments like this that make the sport so great.
And don't forget the crowd after Bruce pronounced "new". Absolute joy and madness.
Real talk I even had a tear of happiness this was my favorite title win in a long time
I think he was scared of getting robbed again lmao especially after the cannonier fight
Sean inspires me.. My parents said if i get 60K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging..
Rare human moment from Sean
Sean O'Malley Octagon interview after 3 weeks: 593K views Sean Strickland Octagon interview after 3 days: 2.6M views Who's the real star here?
Strickland 100%
No you for sure comparing people who achieved more than you ever will.
Nope, O Malley octagon interview has 9 million. It's just his KO and his OI is on the same video.
@@mauricioquine3186facts really it’s 9.5 mil but mostly due to the finish being shown as well
O’Malley had an annoying voice imo Edit: has
This dude literally has been my hero the past week and a half. On behalf of everyone that watches this sport that has to grow up all their life poverty, this one’s for us. The ones that fell oppressed by politics, this one’s for us
Great way to describe it. Good shit 👊🏼🔥
@@JustinLT212 thank you brother
Sean Strickland made it look izzy.
amen
Amen to that one, i watched this live and teared up hearing the announcer at the end. This one is for the underdogs, the blue collar worker, the ones that keep America running. Sean Strickland really is the true people's champ
Imagine the whole world doubting you and you prove everyone wrong. I know he proved me wrong, absolutely deserved victory. MMA history.
Alex didn't doubted him.
Image , him doubting him self and prove him self wrong
Proved me right
@@buddybop9298crazy alex is the only one (that ive seen) who predicted that… something is going on with the higher power izzy angered some gods up there fr
He didn t prove you anything. Do things for yourself too, don t be a living vegetable waiting for others to prove you something
The hero we needed 💯
wassup big man
abi nabiyon
He saved the dogs🎉
@@sillyface8501 Izzy getting home tonight looking at his dog like: *_THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!_* ( ಠ_ಠ)☞
Ali - Big fan❤ Keep doing what you are doing ❤
That hit me hard. I'm gonna leave my abusive dad and move in with my buddy. I can't live like this anymore. Thank you sean
Dad: Do your homework and wash up after dinner tonight okay? "I can't live like this anymore"
you don't know his strory@@darylbrown6739
Dad: Stop playing games all day and learn some real fucking skills You: "I can't live like this anymore"
Your last name is Le. Sounds like you’re projecting what your overbearing Asian dad said to you before. Right?
@@BorisBidjanSaberi11bro changed his name 😂
You can tell he worked his ass off for this ! He could go for another 2 rounds whithout being tired. What a journey ! Trully deserved !
he spars 10-15 rounds at a time he can go forever 😂
He does like 20 rounds in the gym and I believe it he showed no signs of slowing down he might have the best gas tank that he properly keeps in check out of the whole UFC.
@@homework9102it helps a lot that he isn’t shredded, carrying body fat certainly helps, glad he found a ton of success at 185
@@kanyewest678i like yandi can i get an autograph
He could have done another 5
Sean's strike defense is insane. 22/154 headstrikes landed by Izzy. Master class performance by Sean Strickland.
Yup and he rolled well with the ones that landed his face is clean, no cuts, swelling or even redness
Yeah im really glad DC mentioned how impressive strickland’s defense was. LETS FUCKING GO SEAN!
Du plessis would have smoked izzy du plesis is the most well rounded fighter in the division history he can do it all
Lmao Sterling and Adesanya lost back to back
Not hard to block if you just trying to block.
the way the crowd fell silent when he said the belt means nothing but your home life does came me chills...
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Sean is so real and we need more people like him. I love how he and izzy showed so much respect and sportsmanship to each other, that is what its all about
Yeah I thought it was sportmenship but it turns out Izzy was just mad Sean made fun of his dog 😂. I guess I shouldn’t of expected Izzy to ever take a W
Izzy just begged Sean not to talk shit. It’s just vain respect.
Izzy was still pressed about Sean talking shit about his dog, you can see the surprised expression on Sean’s face like, “ is this dude really saying this right now?”
If the dogbender won, he would have clowned Sean hard.
Before the fight strickland was said izzy is a shitty person. After the fight Izzy said hold my beer
He came to Australia as a challenger and crowds got wild after he won What a man 🏆
Izzy isn''t Australian
They hate Israel
Not a single Aussie likes fagit addesanya, I don’t know why they hold his fights here.
izzy is chinaman
@@samblack5313because his whole team is full of aussies
This is the first time ever, outside of boxing, that we’ve seen a boxer defeat a kickboxer at the highest caliber of fighting. This is unbelievable to me
He check almost every leg kick . And because Sean stands so tall he can pick up his legs easily .
Of course it is 😂
What about Grasso vs Shevchenko? Or Miochic vs Overeem?
Truth is its not hard to block if you not trying to throw
He has a chin and great cardio all he had to do was keep marching forward
NEVER ENJOYED AND UNDERDOG VICTORY MORE in my whole life! There's something about Sean's real life struggles from the bottom to the top, that we can all relate to some big or small way.
The balls to say "somebody hit me" when standing like 2 ft from DC is absolutely Sean Strickland level crazy.
It was so satisfying watching Sean walk him down and trash talk him at the end of the 5th knowing he had him beat. Sean is the man!🇺🇸
Everything came out right there... it wasnt even about izzy
Yes
Sean hunted him down like Rambo
Yeah
I was going apeshit just like Sean at that point. At the same time terrified he'd get knocked out XD
Sean's story is so inspiring he had some rough losses and could've retired after the motorcycle accident but he came back to walk down Izzy he is a man of the people.
Anderson Silva and Alex Pereira must be so happy right now
@@CovertBandit0😂
Is his story inspiring yes but is he a man of the people that’s a stretch
@@jxjohnson6437 You ridiculed him before the fight and you'll still do it now, nothing new. I grew up the same way he did, he's a massive inspiration to all us throwaways. He accomplished his goals, who the fuck knows maybe I can too, that's something you can't take away no matter what.
high school bully redemption arc
Sean Strickland deep down a great human being
He is man. Not many people after goijg through the life Sean has been would make it out. Truly inspiring to everybody
izzy's begging to sean to not roast him is the funniest part😂
🤣🤣🤣"please Sean please don't do this to me"
I really like Sean. But I honestly didn't think he had a chance in Hell. What an incredible performance. The guy is an absolute warrior.
I gave him exactly 0% chance.
Idky 😂 . He had the perfect fighting style to beat izzy. On top of that he had been training with Alex for over a year
@@PoyTroyhe went to train with Alex for less than a month dude
That 1% chance, he hit it
@aakay you can't say that after watching him do that to izzy for five rounds. Put some respect on his name.
One of the biggest upsets I’ve ever seen congrats D’Sean Strickland on doing the impossible!
Gynobender got dominated by a mf who walked him down with occasional jabs 😂😂 greatest striker 🤮
Na, not an upset !!!
Im not suprised so Jan beat him first
I knew there was something wrong with Izzy because prior to the fight, during the open workout, he was struggling to do a single push up.
@@SweetSourPickleyes not Seen put on a class performance but I also think mentally Izzy wasn't there maybe the build up got to him
This was a damn rocky movie moment. And his face right before Buffer said “AND NEW!” Was priceless, you can tell Strickland is used to getting screwed over in life 😂. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Sean was a massive underdog, almost nobody believed in him, people thought he will be KOed by Izzy. So happy for Strickland, he has charisma and I think he won't be a boring champ.
KHAMZAT V STRICKLAND. CRAZY V CRAZY. GET IT MADE
Only Pereira and Whittaker picked him
Sean wont have that belt long
@@MrkraZzznahhh
Not this dog Izzy, not today.
I love how you can tell Sean thought he won but he was still nervous and anxious during the announcement. He couldn't believe he did it, he couldnt believe he made his dream come true and he didn't believe it until it was announced. Pure emotion and wears his heart on his sleeve. Thats why i love Strickland.
Seriously! I’ve never been so moved and emotional during an announcement. I love how genuine and humble he is. Godspeed Sean Strickland
@@TJ-qn3cmyou should check out leon edwards vs usman 1 post fight
he was anxious because UFC has a history of leaning to the champs in descisons
at the same time it was clear to izzy that he lost
Yep cuz UFC judges have a track record of robbing winners
I cried a few times watching the decision. As for today, it still gives me goosebumps seeing Sean Strickland becoming champion of the world. The most honest, transparent champion in the UFC
Cry baby
@@phoenixj1299. Not as much as you Izzy fanboys wailed to the heavens after his loss
@@conquistador-7526 To conclude that I am an Izzy fanboy based on my previous comment is stupid.
Absolutely incredible! Seans journey to the UFC championship belt is a testament to the power of determination and hard work. He defied all odds, truly inspiring!
Sean was a +675 underdog and he dominated one of the greatest strikers in the world 4-1 using a philly shell stance. *_What a sport!_*
I actually cashed out for once. $20k richer is pretty good feeling
@@trixonic6934DAMN man congrats
Remember when people said the Philly shell wouldn’t work in mma
@@trixonic6934 good for u bro but idk if u notice in first round tweet there was dude who put 220k on izzy
@@trixonic6934 stop the cap 🤦♀🤦♀🤦♀
Sean checked every single leg kick, parried every sing hand thrown, and was so ON that he was pacing back and forth, his coaches couldn't even talk to him. He was ready for war. What an animal.
Masterclass in countering too
did well defending against dogbenders headkicks too
White Greatness 👊💪
Exceptional performance! Pure focus!
I am baffled he got written off. He took the fight on 8 WEEKS NOTICE and has among the highest strike and takedown defense percentages in the entirety of the UFC. Only someone not paying attention would write off this man.
Look how emotional he is it's because" a child that was abused his whole life and was convinced he was a looser " is now the world champion. He knew izzy is a legend in the sport too (Respect). This should give you goosebumps.
Insane... ABSOLUTELY insane...Sean's reflexes, pressure, and defending leg kicks were incredible. My goodness... an old school fighter/boxer against a legend like Izzy.
He says he doesn't care about being champ but you can clearly tell it means so much to him. Nothing better than the underdog story congratulations Sean and new
That’s what I was thinking too
He probably didn't think he had it in himself enough to care
Of course he cares. Sean is real, but he is overcompensating big time. He doesn’t need to.
Of course it means a lot to him, bro grew up facing adversity. And now he's had the greatest win of his career.
FOR PETA
The only upset that made me happy 🤯🤯🤯
U see the truth bother💯👌😉
So true! Leons win over Usman made me ecstatic
So TRUE brother...100% I hate adesanya with no reason
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
😂😂😂😂
In my wildest dreams I never saw that coming! Wow.. Pure wow! Huge respect to both and special congratz to Strickland he proved everyone wrong.
One of the best UFC fights ever. No bullcrap. Pure boxing fight.
"NO MAN THAT BEATS OFF TO CARTOONS IS GONNA BEAT ME!" Sean a MAN OF HIS WORD. Congratulations on a masterclass performance proving every hater wrong 🔥🎂
🤣
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
he beat the dog out of the dog fccer
😂😂😂😂😂
Definitely one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. Congrats to Strickland 🇺🇸🇻🇮🥋
Alex's son
Izzy would have lost to de plusis
I knew he would win. It's destiny
@@The_Eagle_Officialcope harder
Khamzat come for this bum👍 just wait 🙂🙃
What an amazing underdog story. Truly worked his ass off to do the unthinkable and beat possibly the greatest MW of all time at his own game. Didn’t shoot, didn’t crotch sniff. Just stepped forward one foot after another with that Philly shell. Truly an American Badass that talked the talk and walked the walk. Let’s go!!!
Greatest middleweight lmfao, Izzy is great but he's not a GOAT.
@@KhanSphere did you miss the POSSIBLY part? Not everyone’s going to agree. But you still can’t take away from the fact of the caliber of fighters he put away, most twice. All why fighting at least 3 times a year.. Silva didn’t fight the same caliber of fighters. Not like Silva was undefeated. Just because someone loses doesn’t take away from all that they did. That same principle can be applied to Silva. He looked like trash after Stephan bonnar. Only winning one fight out of his next 9 after bonnar. Honestly drop Izzy in Anderson’s era and he toys with everyone from his first ufc fight with Chris leben to his last with Uriah hall. Imagine prime leben Vs prime Izzy 🤣. Besides silvas first fight in the ufc was for title eliminator. Won the title on his 2nd ufc fight. Izzy had to wait 6 fights before getting a title shot. Only reason his record isn’t being broke is because Dana isn’t giving anyone a title eliminator fight for their first fight in the ufc.
@Cultee Silva started taking Ls at 38, most of which after the lower leg break. Everyone knows he should have retired. Adesanya, meanwhile, has already lost his title twice, at 33 and 34. He's in his fighting prime and can't stay on top. They are not the same. Also Adesanya has not fought thrice per year. He only fought twice in 2019, twice in 2020, twice in 2021. The only time he's fought thrice was in 2022, when he lost his belt.
@@KhanSphere still adesanya toys with all of silvas title defense opponents. On the other hand silva loses to a 1/4 of Izzy’s defenses. You can’t say guys like Nate marquat, travis lutter, can touch anyone in Izzy’s reign. Silva defended the belt against guys that would’ve been cut today. If Izzy defended against journeymen opponents like Silva did he’d look like the goat of all ufc fighters. Masvidal has a better win percentage than any of silvas title defense opponents
@@KhanSphere You can't argue with a guy that wants to compare different eras. I mean shit at age 30 Israel got to fight a 45 year Anderson and couldn't put him away. Anderson beat the best guys put in front of him and then he turned into a clown against Weidman and got clipped. I'm surprised he didn't bring up Anderson failing for PED's because Israel with his gyno titties is cycling them 100%. He might have forgot to take his steroids this fight thinking it would be easy. Weidman immediately sucked once USADA drug testing was introduced he lost his belt. Also Anderson Silva has every record in UFC middleweight history except for one that belongs to Israel Adesanya. Israel holds the record for longest average fight time of almost 4 full rounds.
Sean deserves to be the champ! Incredible performance !!!
Everyone was writing him off. "Easiest fight in Izzy's career" ABSOLUTELY OUTCLASSED HIM. WELL DESERVED
Man I love Strickland, and I honestly still wrote him off. What a beautiful performance. Fucking legend
Welcome to fighting. Happens every week. Boxing or mma. Someone says the only way for someone to win or lose is this way. They win the opposite way. People should learn by now
I said it too i really thought he had no chance. Wowowow. I actually wanted him to win but I legitimately thought he had no shot. AMAZING performance man.
@@contradictionsniper8276 Not to do the whole hindsight is 20/20 thing but I felt he had a genuine chance because he has 1) Unreal cardio, one of the best in the UFC. 2) One of the highest strike and takedown defenses in the entirety of the UFC. His insane defense is no accident. I really am glad he got to show the world what he really is capable of.
I’m so pissed I missed this fight. But I’m so happy for Strickland!
Mad respect to Strickland, no body thought he had a chance he proved everybody wrong beat one of the best strikers in mma by outstriking him true grit Strickland.
Not true, I though he had a chance. That's why I bet money on him. :-)
Bruh not true i had him as a winner i knew he would win
I thought
How much you bet? How much you gained? If you don't mind@@ErikDalinStuntman
Speak for yourself
One of the most historic moments in UFC history right there. It was like watching a dream unfold and realizing u didnt have to wake up bc it was real🎉. Congrats to him
He solidified himself as a legend with that performance, congrats champ!!
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
Absolutely electrifying. I love this sport.
Aussie crowd was all for Sean, everyone hate izzy
sean isnt that good relax
This.was not fight 😅rip ufc
Sean's actually a dog
Beating him like this is way more impressive then a lucky KO ❤️
*Than
💯
Imagine Israel Adesanya busted an Anderson Silva and triangle choked Strickland in the final minute of the fight
Like Izzy did with Pereira, you mean. I agree. A lucky shot isn’t always that impressive.
@@genekendrick679*Thæn
This is my favourite win in UFC history.
I don't know this man personally, but I'm proud of him and what he did, and as a Patriot!
This is why this sport is so amazing. I would have never predicted that Strickland would completely out strike Izzy for 5 rounds straight. This is easily the most unpredictable sport in existence.
Izzy won round 2 but besides that sean won every other round
Way better than boxing. Btw Izzy out striked him in round 2
The UFC is dying LMAO
@@fonsecataliaferro5444 it’s getting bigger every day, while boxing keeps declining. Check the views
Man it was crazy to see. It reminded me how lucky we were in the early days where this kinda stuff happened every event it seemed like.
Sean broke him with his defense, he checked 80-90% of izzy's kicks and he seems to get a little frustrated when his bigger weapon doesnt work, it showed in Jan fight. A lot of people saying Izzy fought bad today but in reality it was Strickland who fought the perfect fight to win against Adesanya, Defense.
It looks good when it works
Sean fought better than Izzy.
Izzy wasn't bad. Strickland was the one that was great. His defense was insane. And he didn't give him time to breathe.
@@stephenlandrum I mean it usually does work. Sean's only been caught in a serious way one time in his career, against one of the best kickboxers ever. Other than that he usually outstrikes his opponents significantly.
Best thing that happened was pereira koing him..prepped him for izzy fight...no lapse from sean whole night
Fucking amazing fighter Sean is. Always will be a legend
this makes me cry even now ....what a great night ...what a amazing performance by sean ....
*Forget UFC, this is one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Literally nobody expected that from someone like Sean. He’s won the people’s heart and redeemed himself.*
Du plessis would have slept izzy been saying for months du pelsis is the most well rounded fighter in the division history and you know it
@@teexcv stop making up lies, the dude went through x10 more in his childhood than you will in your entire life, you think Sean needs your forgiveness? Are you gonna forgive Izzy for what he did to his poor dog?
@@teexcvdude already admitted that he regrets growing up with that mentality and has tried to step away from that. Still can't forgive him?
Nah izzy let him win. Cope harder.
@@RockyBoyBalboa Don't waste your time on this clown. Lil bro lost his entire savings betting on this fight.
GOOSEBUMPS THE WHOLE FIGHT WE KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU STRICKLAND!!
Pereira folded him
“He can't look into izzie's eyes. He's scared” 🇨🇳💀
@@The_Eagle_OfficialTrue, but then Izzy folded Pereira and Sean just battered him sooo…
Buuuullshit everyone was counting Sean out lol. He was a 7-1 underdog
😊 khamzat is coming for that belt America won't last
Izzy : " please don't make fun of me for literally committing a s*x crime on my dog. i would never bring family into this." * rewinds 6 months - was viciously taunting Pereira's little son to his face scumbag.
Insane that this has 2.7 million views in 6 days, whereas Suga Sean’s post fight interview has yet to hit 600k in 3 weeks. I think Strickland has the potential to be a massive star in the UFC! More than maybe we realize
You are completely overlooking that those numbers are maily due to Adesanya and Izzy is UFC's no. 1 star for a while now... Sean definitely is great but you would think the next matchup he has wont pull numbers like any of izzy's fights
@@elarabymohammed1 suck more nail polish bro LOL
Walked izzy down for 5 rounds without a scratch or bump on his face. I havent been this happy for someone winning a title since my countryman Jan Blachowicz won and I'm an izzy fan but D'Sean deserved this every bit of it that crowd was amazing too cheering an Australian crowd goin crazy cheering for an American over a kiwi that lit the fire under D'Sean from the opening bell
Sean kozak
What i liked the most about this fight was Sean staring Izzy down just before the round 5 started, ready to fight while Izzy was in the corner talking to his coaches timidly. Izzy has done this himself in the past and life has come full circles on him. Congratulations Strickland, what an incredible performance. Dominated, out pointed and Out boxed Izzy
Yeah, and Comment Section Psychologists were calling Strickland "Scared" for NOT maintaining eye contact with Adesanya in those pre-fight staredowns. *L O L*
@@jayluis189 Tbf I think he was scared. He said himself he was second guessing himself before the fight. But it doesn't matter what happens before, it's the fight itself that counts and holy shit did he make it count
@@thomasmacdonough288, if you look past interviews, he said he is not a fan of staredowns because what's the point; the fighting happens the next day.
That 5th round was so tense. The last twenty seconds when he started taunting Izzy and opening his hands...
@@thomasmacdonough288 The dude got bullied by dudes in hs. Of course he doesnt like to stare. That's like trauma for him.
Sean Strickland fought like old George Foreman. The same cross-armed defense. The same fighting strategy to preserve his stamina by moving slowly and by throwing few but heavy punches. Amazing !
Yep, he mixes the Philly Shell, Cross Guard, and the Muay Thai Leg bounce very well.
Nice comparison brother
Good observation
His defense to leg kicks was perfect. Leg checks or just evading by half inch
hahahahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahhahaahahahahahahhahahhahah
How the fuck did becoming champion actually humble this guy!? Amazing. ❤
He was genuinely grateful for the fact that he has become somewhat a better person because of MMA and it's fans who allowed him to earn money doing the thing that makes him happy You know you are having success in life when you have people to thank for.
He won the fight in a way nobody expected. So glad for him and hope he enjoys his time as the champ
Du plessis would have smoked izzy
yeahyeahyeah ppl said that about Alex n he go night night@@hellotron9118
Nobody? I think my coupon says otherwise
@@hellotron9118 i dont think adesanya could bear the pain of loosing his crown to dricus du plessis, loosing to strickland somehow seems like a copout because ddp was coming for his dignity. sean isnt serious and and just makes a joke of things
@@hellotron9118naw not the recency bias. Izzy is still better than DDP, but this MMA. All things can happen
This was one of the most impressive things I have ever seen in the UFC. Beating Izzy by points and winning 4 rounds is nearly impossible. Even a tall kickbox world Champion like Alex Pereira lost the rounds before he knocked out Izzy. Adesanya is huge for the MW division while Strickland fought at Welterweight. Beating Izzy with a range difference like this, while nearly making it impossible to get hit by him, outstriked him almost by 3 times when it comes to headstrikes. Incredible, nobody saw that coming the only tiny chance people gave Sean was if he would wrestle.
Everything about it is impressive..impressive on so many levels. It was so impressive that it made nearly everyone involved in this sport look dumb.
@@wheelmanstanyea we all look like idiots. I was praying for Strickland to win and I didn’t expect anything like that
Old Izzie would've destroyed Sean because he used to throw straight shots a lot more but now since he was spoiled by fighters walking into his wide strikes and when some trailer trash decided to do the opposite his whole game went down the drain.
@@boygonewhoopdataZZlol cry more. Hm did you lose?
@@BTWAIDS I'm actually a Strickland fan 🤣, I'm just calling it as it is, I would batter Sean with just a jab
His face looks literally untouched. No damage whatsoever. Wow
Izzy Manifested this
He has one of the most unique styles in the UFC. He just stands there and doesn't get hit. It looks like he's not doing anything, but he's slowly inching forward to throw a killer shot
Best defense is the most effortless one
His boxing is the best you will see in MMA and he defends against kicks very well. Izzy underestimated him and could not make the necessary adjustments because of the constant pressure Sean applied.
Keith Jardine actually did the same thing to Chuck Liddell - major upset
his fundamentals are so effortless they're practically invisible. it's gotta be in part due to his insane stamina. most people get tired or lazy and let little things like leg kicks get through. but sean checked something like 60. it would completely change a fight if that many unchecked leg kicks got through i think we're starting to see that izzy doesn't have the best chin, also. he could've been more productive if he was willing to eat a few shots to put damage on sean. but against stronger guys like pereira and strickland, that's too big of a risk for izzy try to get within their range. he was stuck on the outside not able to do much
@@360.Tapestry😂 Yeah, the first time in his career that he's ever got knocked down, and now your starting to see that he doesn't have the best chin. What a silly thing to say.
Happiest I’ve ever felt after a victory alongside when Edwards and Bisping won. 100% deserved
Agreed with your picks, but i'd also add Holm beating Ronda to that list.
Bisping???
What about Serra
Glover Teixeira
And i lost money on this. So fucking happy about it 😂✌🏻
Sean Strickland congratulations bro you earned it
The world needs Sean Strickland as a champion right now
He proved the world wrong! What a turn of events! He's so happy, and to see izzy and Sean be good sports after despite izzy being clearly very upset, what a night. Congrats to Sean
It was all Sean, I don't think Izzy was friendly.
Clearly upset where? He can only be upset with himself and rightfully so
@@kunal8639agreed. Dudes got such a fat ego smh
Izzy refused to do the post fight interview after yelling at Sean post fight about the dog comments how is that being a good sport 😂
Izzy was begging Sean not to make fun of him and his dog
Emotionally mature dude because he’s been through a lot of failure in life. Love this guy.
Thank God the judges got this right
As an Australian, that man is a national treasure
Sean comes from hard times , some people don’t understand him but I’ve always pulled for him . Respect my man you earned it
Me too, always knew he was a threat
you don't know him anymore than those "people that don't understand him"
@@TJ-qg9kp I lived a similar life bud , drug addict parents, abuse , and now I’m a multimillionaire like Sean from rental properties and flipping houses . You’re still poor lol
Glad to see Izzy humble in defeat. Huge win for Strickland! Shout out to those who bet on the underdog!
@@petejablowski2123prove it.
Never seen Izzy get stalked and dominated like that. It was never close. Sean was the hunter and wouldn't give Izzy an inch of breathing room the whole fight. I was stunned by his relentless pursuit and incredible defense and stamina. You earned many new fans my guy!
catch his other fights, sean walks down every fighter like that, to a fault even. Alex slept him fast, but you gotta wonder how the fight would have gone if it went the distance
UFC 5 needs *a new trailer* where Strickland destroys Izzy
I have, against Pereira. Strickland has almost the exact same gameplan
@@actuallywilllooks like he learned a lot after that Alex fight. Alex would ko him again IMHO, it's a perfect matchup for alex
@@happydays2190 well yeah cus alex trained with him lmao
back here to see sean happy. close fight champ. you'll be back!
Such a shame he ain’t champ anymore 😢 so dissapointing
No shame in his performance. He showed up and left it all in the octagon. I thought he did enough. People's champ
He's 28-5? What a badass record
Could have been way better, he's an amazing fighter and the realest one out there
@BranTheBald Because he got knocked out by Alex Periera people called him trash, the dude was top 5 for a reason, he was undefeated in middleweight and only picked up losses at welterweight when he was killing himself to make that limit lol dude has always been good but we didn’t know he could beat Izzy
This is highly reminiscent of Bisping’s win over Rockhold. Both Sean and Bisping took the fight on short notice, both were immense underdogs who were seen as journeymen/title-challengers at best, both won and defied the odds and both became middleweight champion of the world. Both trash talk great too.
More like Dillashaw's win over Barao
Stop comparing it to anything, it is as mind boggling as if Justin had defeated Khabib by wrestling 5 rounds.
Except that Rockhold had 0 defenses, and Bisping was a legit veteran who'd beaten a who's who. Other than losing it to Pereira (who by pedigree is the greatest striker in MMA history), Izzy had like 10 defenses, was a LONG reigning champ, and no one has seen Strickland do anything like this before.
Comparing rockhold to adesanya is beyond insane
I know you want your likes and all that shit, but ping just got a fluke KO against an overconfident guy who lacked striking def, while this was just a fookin kickboxing clinic against an elite kickboxer
Man, what a moment..Sean even looks like he's in his own home country. Monumental moment in MMA.
I like how he said that the way you act in your life is what really matters. Nice to see new champions be humble in victory.
Man Sean even was not breathing heavy. Means ‘sparing only’ is a way to gold.
Nobody was taking him serious as a a massive Underdog. Well earned and Well deserved 💯
Is not true. Poatan always said Strickland could win. He said he was the only one in the division who could beat Adesanya.
@@gustavosoares4926 to literally everyone else he was a massive underdog
one of them is Adesanya.
It's was obvious iggy was going to loose he thinks he's a celeb now
even strickland himself doubted himself
I think people will have a different perspective on Strickland now. He's an actual fighter who loves nothing but swinging. What a champion 🏆
That's such a classic clinical boxing lesson too, that 1 2 was dangerous
He’s a good man and showed respect to his opponent after
@@davidmason3671na he still made fun of Izzy in the post fight press conference 😂😂 but well deserved so
@scamguru even his roasting always seems a bit tongue and cheek. Not nearly as personal or abrasive as other fighters
@@El-gordo_ no like I mean how he physically treats them he’s not too uptight that he won’t hug
His next fight will be the first time I buy a UFC PPV.
The guy just walked through izzy and he made it look izzy
I can’t believe how quiet the crowd got for this interview. Much respect
They seemed quite the entire time
They've been cheering Strickland all week!
@@bonesjones5692do u guys mean quiet ?
@@jaimedelgado7529dayummmmm
I was at the fight, there was more love for Sean then izzy for the entire fight
Sean looked like the greatest fighter in the world that night. Props to him for rising to the occasion
He was untouchable that night. Insane.
I don't think so.. The more impressive thing is he made Izzy look like a below average fighter who couldn't handle one-two, teep and forward pressure. Just insane how styles make fights. I'm so glad for Sean.
Imagine how much Buffer hated announcing Sean Strickland as the winner, lol
Love it when the doubters get proved wrong, absolutely amazing, Strickland is as real of a person you'll ever get, so so happy he's become champion and he's been through alot in life and it just shows you that you can overcome anything and make amazing things happen when you work hard and dream to believe, funniest guy in ufc and 100% real nothing fake about this guy.
-600 holy shit, what an underdog story. He absolutely dominated Izzy.
100 bucks says you doubted him too
He is not funny , he is weird.
doubters? they were saying sean has 0% chance.
i totally agree but the funniest guy in the ufc is costa by miles
Congratulations! Such a real guy, no bs speech, straight honesty , earned it
Izzy really begged Sean for mercy at the end?
not to talk about his dog
The fact that Strickland’s only offense was a jab, a 1-2, and a teep kick to throw off Izzy’s game was impressive on its own. But it was his DEFENSE and forward pressure that really opened up the window for his offense. I don’t think any other win Sean pulls off will ever top this. Doesn’t matter how long he keeps the belt, Sean Strickland will forever be a legend.
Honestly one of the most emotional wins for myself after hearing his story and all He’s been through and comes out and does this is incredible
ماهي قصته من فضلك.
Don't live through others, get your own shit out there!!! lol
@@jmartins2729what?
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀😀😀😀😀
Just don’t cut him off in traffic
Sean’s cardio and defense is next level at this point.
and his power
@@99ovrslashertoo much damage from Alex after he literally flat lined his big ass head the fight before just give Sean his props 😂 goofball
@@99ovrslasher Say that again without crying tho
@@99ovrslasher Your racially motivated cope is hilarious. Keep it coming.
He looked untouched after the fight 😂