BISPING reacts: Sean Strickland TURNS DOWN Paulo Costa?! (+ UFC 300 Prelim PICKS & PREDICTIONS)

Michael Bisping reacts to Sean Strickland turning down a fight with Paul Costa and why that fight next does indeed make sense. Also, 'The Count' gives his predictions for the full UFC 300 undercard including Jiri Prochazka vs Aleksandar Rakic, Calvin Kattar vs Aljamain Sterling and the rest of the fights.
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[@pigglywiggly5]

4:19 LMAO belal getting cooked in the edits

[@ApocalypticSigns]

I can never remember that guy's name, so thanks for that.

[@yanjr170]

@@ApocalypticSignssame what the hell😂

[@scottyp5870]

Who's Belal?😂

[@chrishayes5755]

you dorks were playing this same game in regards to leon edwards before he became champ. MMA is supposed to be a hard meritocracy not a popularity contest.

[@chris.440]

I don't like fighters turning down fights but Costa has one win in five years and Sean would be looking at a guarantee of a title fight with one win, don't think Costa is that fight.

[@johndavies6152]

Yeah, very strange most fighters get an immediate return fight? Why not Strickland ? Strange

[@chris.440]

@@johndavies6152 I agree totally , don't think Dana hates Strickland being outspoken but the money men who run the UFC don't relish Sean being so outspoken when being the champion. I personally love the way Sean says the first thing that comes into his head makes for fun interviews. On another note UFC 300 is going to be awesome.

[@telquel7843]

Honestly, Sean did lose that fight but it was super close. A rematch would have made sense but they wanted to capture the heat between DDP and Adesanya because they figured it would get Izzy back much quicker than any other fight. They're probably right. Sean will probably fight the winner of Chimaev/Whitaker and the winner of that will fight for the belt. The only way Sean fights before that is if he fights someone further down the pecking order like Costa and frankly I can see why he doesn't want to do that. He's not a victim... just of circumstance.

[@johndavies6152]

@@telquel7843 so when is Adesanya back in the game, he’s lost to Sean don’t you think there is a double standard here? Or are we going with another John Jones mega break? Sad for the sport

[@DaBlaccGhost]

@ telquel7843 Sean definitely should've won that fight by decision based on strikes and damage. There is 0 reason he shouldn't get an immediate rematch TBH

[@jproper]

Sean tasted that champ money and now doesn't wanna take regular pay

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

He's not even worth anyone's time an ex skinhead biggot who hates women working and fighting 😅😅😅 he's a bum and he doesnt matter to the ufc he was gifted that champion match all he does is jab the full fight boring

[@Malik-nf8lz]

Defended 0 times 😭😭 he had a 3-4 month belt 😭😭😭

[@kieranwebster1590]

@@Malik-nf8lzstill more then u will ever accomplish

[@eerrrrrrrr4.5]

@@Malik-nf8lzwhy does it matter if he defended it or not 😭😭😭 he got the belt which is what less then 1% of fighters do 😭😭😭😭 you ain’t even gunna touch a belt but u talking like that dumb child bruh 😭😭😭

[@eerrrrrrrr4.5]

@@Malik-nf8lzonly belt ur touching is the one around ur stomach u fatty 😭😭😭

[@MMAFanFromKrypton]

That dig on Belal 😂🤣

[@jimmymcgoo8641]

For all 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@jthe1andonly]

He’s had so many boring fights and 1 KO. Does he deserve a title fight? Obviously yes. But UFC is an entertainment company and this is how they have ran the business since the Fertitta brothers bought it and let dana run it.. it’s all about the money and always has been.

[@jthe1andonly]

Prime example Colby Covington and Sean Strickland. They are amazing fighters and can play the heal but the fight politics over shadow that. They are an entertainment company first and foremost.

[@callmeoutifimbeingatwat4650]

My brother passed when i was 16 from suicide. Mike is literally the double of him, temperment, how he grew up, same age, body language, looks. Its soo strange to watch the videos for me, and always found incredible love for Mikes journey and always felt supportive towards it, only realizing a portion of that was from the reflection of the two. He had a lot of anger issues and unfortunately never the chance to grow through them and make it out the other end, always fighting, partying, drink drugs, it always makes me happy seeing how Mike lives with his family after going through a typical estate childhood, probably a similar early life experience but made it through and found joy in his family and career. I stopped drinking and partying myself about 13 years ago, to any of my friends out there find something you love, and focus your time on it, theres no life in partying consistently its just a cover up for trauma and issues you havent been able to deal with, start training find a form of movement you love, find something that you can find joy in and slowly transition your time to it, partying and drinking will fall away naturally when you find something more meaningful, and always remember whatever you feel right now is just a sensation and will pass in time. Much love.

[@slicingonions4398]

After Sean won the belt he said he didn’t care about it and he was “over it already” throwing his belt on the ground and now he’s complaining he thinks he has to get an immediate rematch like someone who’s defended the belt 5 times. Bruh if he was really about it he would get out there and show why he should get the title shot again

[@ahokdaccord2910]

Costa deserve nothing else than an unranked fighter

[@MrSmith77]

Love the Belal clip 🤣

[@slicingonions4398]

UFC 300 I’m so excited even the prelim fights are fights that any other time could headline a fight card. Sure Bo Nikal is fighting someone nobody’s ever heard of and should be on the prelims but they want to make him a star and right now it doesn’t sound like he has the charisma to promote himself

[@jthe1andonly]

Yeah they setting him up for sure!

[@sammyflinders]

Belal getting iced in that edit lol 🥶

[@iamharrystef]

another great video 🤝

[@soneyb6583]

“The last thing you want is to walk out to an arena and people don’t care” [shows belal]

[@tdeancline]

So good Mike, always fair and so careful with your words. Like the special effects!!!

[@ianbrannan9608]

tbh why should the number 1 ranked fight the number 7th for shit pay? What is the benefit to him? Seems smart to wait for a better match up to set him up for the belt.

[@dandelves]

He should be given an immediate rematch

[@sandrabaumgardner2151]

The edits in this were good 😂💪🏽

[@amosluyk]

Thiis is bullshit by the UFC. The fight with Dricus was very close, and a proper war, so there should be an immediate rematch, or a rematch with Izzy to decide who fights Dricus next. But Sean is not what Dana wants at the top of the division.. I know youu're a company Mike, but say it like it is...

[@phillipford6430]

Number 1 bullshit brother, brother.

[@user-of6qz6up2t]

Izzy gets smashed and gets a shot. Sean loses a fight that a lot of people even the boss thought he won.. and hes expected to go out and fight the #7 guy who just lost. So disrespectful. Either rematch ddp and sean or have sean fight izzy again.

[@Warpathjak]

I'm tired of hearing dana white thinks he won bro all the great fighter opinion matter way more and volk mighty mouse bisping omaley gsp and izzy all agree he lost so just stop with the fan boy shit

[@nathanthompson8652]

Agree, I think if ss wasn't getting a rematch, he should have been given whittaker or izzy to decide who has the next title shot. Kamzat needs two fights before a title shot for me. I also think izzy is lucky to get a shot without fighting anyone since losing.

[@telquel7843]

Sean lost a close fight with DDP. I can see Strickland saying no, because Costa really isn't in serious contention right now. Costa is several fights away and Sean is one away from another title shot (you would imagine). So it makes more sense for Adesanya vs Strickland 2 to happen. But then DDP is without a dance partner for too long. UFC wants Adesanya back and there's still loads of heat DDP and Adesanya built for that fight so that's the fight they're going to make. Sean will probably end up fighting the winner of Chimaev/Whitaker and the winner of that fights for the belt.

[@firemarshaldil]

Izzy defended for years. Shawn lost on his first defense. Kind of a big difference.

[@nathanthompson8652]

@@firemarshaldil narrow loss though, that many disagree with. I take the point that DDP needs a dance partner, and if the powers that be say that it ain't SS (which I think he had a fair shout for), then Izzy makes sense. But it seems that whittaker/khamsat winner is next in line for a shot, which just seems like poor planning. Costa kamsat would have made more sense to me, ss vs whittaker. Be interesting to see how it pans out

[@sage1517]

Great show. Thanks, Bisping.

[@deadpaul4399]

Sean does deserve the rematch I thought he won the fight

[@johnandrewmayne]

DDP turned down an Izzy fight initially, guys turn down fights if they don't think it will serve them. Been that way for years.

[@kuramiian]

wtf since when is costa top contender?

[@user-ez8vm4rk8u]

Man that's upsetting about Strickland. He doesn't seem like the type of guy to turn down fights...

[@KingNikaDKota]

Something has changed for the worse with our guy Strickland. Hopefully he gets back on track

[@britneyystaples91]

​@@KingNikaDKota I dont blame Strickland. Everybody knows Strickland beat Dricus and if he didnt get screwed by the judges he would be headlining UFC 300 right now vs Izzy making millions of dollars. Now the 2 men Sean just beat are fighting for Seans title. If you look at fight channel polls the fans want to see Strickland fight for the belt but the UFC is on Izzys nuts for w.e reason. Why would somebody with Seans star power fight Costa for 100k by the way? lol Id turn it down too.

[@kaimojepaslt]

@@britneyystaples91 seans star power XD , costa draws more lol. get real.

[@rzblde]

​@@KingNikaDKota"Our guy." Lmfao.

[@rzblde]

​@@britneyystaples91Becky, keep quiet. Your boy lost a competitive decision to Du Plessis. He lost R2, R3 and R4. Take your little flat entitled behind and get lost.

[@ShinyShinyIsAlwaysBeingSerious]

I think you should have to have defended your belt at least a couple of times to get an immediate rematch, I don't want to have to watch every title fight two or three times. I like Sean but his diva arc is crazy lol.

[@gamerzss]

If the next title fight is promised to the winner of Whittaker v Chimaev I see that as a strong argument for waiting to see how that unfolds before booking a fight

[@stevenkingham8877]

Prelims better than the main card

[@casgal2431]

4:19 😭😭😭😭

[@MomentsinTimeFilms]

He doesn’t turn down fights he just asked how much

[@FranklinHicks-qs4gs]

Why would Sean fight Costa. He worked his way to the top and got fucked . He deserves a rematch. Make Israel fight Costa again

[@skindred1888]

Fought hermanson, lost to Alex, lost to Jared, then beat two fighters not in the top 10, one unranked...gets title shot. That's not working your way to the top

[@FranklinHicks-qs4gs]

@@skindred1888 was he at the top ? Yep

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

Putting BELAL MUHAMMAD in there like that was a classic move 😂

[@TheBabyTort]

Going from champ to a worse pull out artist then nick cannon is so disrespectful to Sean 😭

[@JonathanGonzalez-jz4td]

?

[@jetMan365]

Worst pull out artist? The dude said no to one fight and thats what you call him😂? FYI a pullout is when you actually have a fight booked THEN pull out.

[@gamerzss]

I think he was referring to his opponent, so the pull out comment is probably referring to Costa ​@@jetMan365

[@DMTEntity88]

@@jetMan365thank you for clearing it up for all the 🤡s!!

[@TheBabyTort]

@@DMTEntity88 didn’t know Paulo costa fans existed my bad lil bro

[@nickdurham3946]

They offered Sean a base salary of 200k for the fight... That is so insanely disrespectful for a former champ that brings legitimate eyes to the sport I don't blame him one fucking second for turning that money down... Especially against a dude that could kill you like Paulo could.

[@thatpersiandude7386]

200k ? bruhh shiityy female fighters with no fanbase get that amount

[@fofeff7241]

I can hear his Cookie Monster voice now “If I lose to costa, it’ll never be the same”

[@god_boom]

i think paulo costa vs jared cannonier is a really good match up if sean strickland fight does not work out

[@cleveland24]

He needs title rematch

[@mocarpenter8836]

Jiri Sparks him!! I think the Alex P fight was stopped early !! Just my opinion!!

[@gentlemanjim480]

Correct! I was surprised Bisping predicted a Rakic win.

[@benitezb710]

0:34 "Sean hasn't been happy" lol Sean is never happy, he always has something to complain about, especially on topics it doesn't even concern him

[@phnix6242]

Costa cones of a loss against the guy that izzy beat 3 times…. And now sean supposed to fight that ? Wtf

[@user-ip6xg8me1s]

Twice and the 2nd was close

[@patoloquend0]

Imo he will eventually fight Costa, he’s just leveraging his current popularity to get more money.

[@markwhitt8256]

Strickland deserves a rematch plain and simple. I really don't like that Mike isn't supporting the rematch. It was razor close. It warrants a rematch. If it was anyone else they would be running it back.

[@nathanthompson8652]

I think if ss wasn't getting a rematch, he should have been given whittaker for the next title shot. Kamzat needs two fights before a title shot for me. I also think izzy is lucky to get a shot without fighting anyone since losing.

[@dontgetmarried]

"Trigger fingers have turned into Twitter fingers" - some rap song i heard randomly in like 2019 lmao 🤣

[@ianbrannan9608]

bro that is a drake song from like 2015

[@Sumea_Saukko]

Strickland VS Whittaker makes way more sense to me. I think Costa should fight Khamzat like they were supposed to do.

[@bitmantv3660]

Dammmm Sean!

[@armando1is1great]

Looking back its crazy how easy it is to judge whoever is in the spotlight. Izzy has his issues, but he also has a highlight reel of KO's and was such an active champ. Sean doesn't and lost his first title defense (i do think he won but still). He doesn't have pull like that. Crazy to think how much he's changed, he's becoming unlikable to me. Or maybe he hasn't changed and this is just what the spotlight did to him

[@JazzManSlick]

Sean just accepted!!!!

[@djordjedjuricic3879]

Lets gooo Michael BRATEEEEEEEE!!!!🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

[@ryrysparco6150]

I can't concentrate on the video after that belal joke🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@backabeyond]

Well, he deserves the rematch, but if he can’t get that, he shouldn’t have to risk his last shot on a #7 contender. If he loses to Costa and moves down in the ranks, the UFC will bury him. Fighting Costa is a bigger risk than just losing a fight.

[@kaimojepaslt]

oh really, so why did poirier took #15 oponnent? he took the risk , finished him, now got a chance to jump for title. no risks no rewards. sean is boring jab fighter, and dumb to sit this one, will take more than a year without fights. and he isnt getting younger.

[@rzblde]

He doesn't deserve a rematch. Stop talking nonsense.

[@backabeyond]

@@kaimojepaslt what Poirier does has nothing to do with what Sean does. Poirier is a Dana White Darling and will get treated well regardless. That said, I’m not going to argue with you because you can’t argue. You immediately start with irrelevant shit. At least you saved me some time.

[@stimpaxx]

LOL THE DIG AT BELAL SO FKN TRUE

[@dkrz8050]

Strickland is the only Entertaining personality left in the ufc , they should pay him as much as McGregor .

[@hh8019]

Not offering rematch to Sean will remain as an example of unfairness in UFC

[@phillipford6430]

I’m a big fan of Sean’s, but champs only get immediate rematches after close losses when they’ve defended the belt for a long time. Sean lost the belt in his first title defense. Although I do believe he won that fight. There’s just no precedent for an immediate rematch.

[@d1sney_fanboy615]

You need to remember this was a 7 week notice fight and he didnt get paid enough he probaly wanted something like 400-500k but instead was aprently offered something like 350k from What i could tell

[@kaimojepaslt]

cause he knows he will lose so wants more money. excuses ppl make about nothing to gain cause paulo is lower ranked is joke. look ad poirier, took much much lower ranked oponent, finished him , now he is gaining posibility for tittle again.

[@rzblde]

"7 week notice fight." Fight camps are typically 8 weeks, so why are you acting as if 7 weeks is short notice? Strickland knows he may lose, therefore he wants to cash out as much as he possibly can.

[@d1sney_fanboy615]

@@rzblde fight camps are usually 10-12 and he is heavily favoroud agaisnt paulo who doesnt look good in Long fights and he woiuld probaly accept if he had 12 weeks + one week of notice

[@d1sney_fanboy615]

@@rzblde Max had 7 weeks to prepare vs dustin and that played a major part in the fight

[@d1sney_fanboy615]

@@kaimojepaslt strickland is favoured in that fight no matter What but he wants to fight 5 rounds and wants a full trainingcamp which is fair

[@doocies]

anywhere anytime Sean suddenly doesn't want to fight?

[@jetMan365]

Sean should take the fight, stylistically its perfect for him and who knows, maybe this is the only W he needs to get a shot unless cannonier squeezes in before him

[@god_boom]

i agree

[@lesediramagaga575]

Having some of those fights in the prelims while Bo has the main card fight is absolutely embarrassing

[@TheDylbot5000]

That whole entry about "making a case" - does that apply to Adesanya getting ANOTHER free title shot after 0 defenses Bisping?

[@dbo4506]

He said No because they offered him peanuts. His last fight he had the belt taken off him in a fight that in my opinion, he won. He should still be champ. Now they offer him garbage money to fight a killer. Pay the man his worth.

[@gojosensei6501]

400k isnt peanuts

[@chrismccormack2000]

@@gojosensei6501 it is when your disrespected like Sean was in his last fight.. dude WINS a fight and gets his belt took from him. he never lost it... ufc should of atleast gave him his rematch.. fuck ufc and dana.. they are turning away viewers.. I'm turned away at least

[@hugod2000]

Sean will get his title shot next year. and thats fair.

[@pedroalvarez9401]

This is the thing friends, if Paolo Costa asks for a millionaire belt to be able to fight, it is good, if Strickland does it, it is wrong. If Jon Jones doesn't, the division stagnates, if Strickland doesn't fight, the division advances. If Adesanta takes some time off, it's fine. If Strickland doesn't fight often, it's wrong. Don't fuck with me, Bisping.

[@WHITEBOY_RADIO]

Bisping comes out of retirement just for one fight vs Strickland. Make it happen Mike!

[@Simmo07]

Strickland was robbed from the belt and now they want him to fight for chump change. UFC screwed him over. Bispings a company man

[@kennethmortensen8159]

He is the biggest star in the game

[@adamkrawczynski2570]

Turning your back on Jiri is crazy

[@thedriveinopera8889]

Paula costa is way down the rankings from Sean, I can see where it comes from #2 gonna fight #7 Whittaker just beat him idk it’s not much of a fight for Sean if he looses its bad if he wins it doesn’t do anything for his rankings.

[@StaightJoc]

9:19 Bisping really thinks Cody hits harder than Deiveson? 🤔

[@greendaypackers]

Sean vs Izzy 2 if Rob or Chimaev gets the shot against DDP

[@sandrabaumgardner2151]

I’m my opinion,UFC should have a minimum pay for top ten fighters and a bigger minimum for top 5 . Sorta like MLB and the minor leagues

[@edilopes2870]

Belal no name got COOKED 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thefartmachine3017]

Sean deserves a rematch ofc he doesn’t want costa. He’s a has been.

[@DMTEntity88]

Na man

[@xiMaarKo]

Nah costas a good fighter he just needs more output and pressure , I'd say he definitely top 10 in the division for now.

[@nickferry6061]

Belal caught a stray 😂

[@CinematicTendency]

The British Judges entered the Chat…

[@ki11a_s1lent]

Justin gaethje vs Sean Strickland for the BMF BELT

[@Scrubje]

HAHAHA Belal "ive forgotten the name" getting cooked by Bisping

[@MomentsinTimeFilms]

Strickland won that fight❤

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

They are fighting BTW

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

That dude is a bigger bum than colby 😂😂😂

[@britneyystaples91]

Everybody knows Strickland beat Dricus and if he didnt get screwed by the judges he would be headlining UFC 300 right now vs Izzy making millions of dollars. Now the 2 men Sean just beat are fighting for Seans title. If you look at fight channel polls the fans want to see Strickland fight for the belt but the UFC is on Izzys nuts for w.e reason. I buy every ppv but im not buying that ppv, and why would somebody with Seans star power fight Costa for 100k by the way? lol Id turn it down too. Sean gets millions of views everytime he guest appears on somebodys channel. If Strickland didn't say the things he says than he would be getting a rematch "or wouldnt of gotten screwed to begin with"

[@rzblde]

Shut your trap my friend.

[@jesusdapnkmusic]

Sean destroyed ddp… idk how people can see otherwise. Just look at ddps face Lol sean pieced him up

[@Andrew-dc2xj]

Sean should be fighting either khamzat or Whittaker. He at least deserves that. Its obviously politically based. Hes just too vocal even for Dana.

[@JohnLopez-gt6og]

In his last fight, sean walked in as arguable the top star in the UFC currently, lost a close decision which many thought he won (including myself) why not give the man a rematch?instead the guy whose ass he kicked is the one getting a title shot? In what world does that make sense? If dana is fukin with him just because he tells it exactly like it is in press conferences that would be some bullshit

[@GamerDeo]

Because he didnt defend the belt 😅 and put on a snooze fest at that, why would he deserve a rematch?

[@wstew]

he is no top star lol stop being delusional.

[@xiMaarKo]

​@@GamerDeosnoozefest how? He goes toe to toe with everyone he fights. I'd rather see that then someone that shoots for a takedown 5 seconds into the match.

[@MyRealDelusion]

Ya I dont think Izzy would of beat Pereira if it wasnt for the wieght cut.

[@rzblde]

What an utterly pathetic comment. Pereira has competed at Middleweight for most of his combat sports career. Most of his career accolades are in Middleweight. His Glory title defences are in Middleweight. There was no talk about weight cuts when he was knocking guys out left and right at Middleweight. But the moment he loses by brutal KO to Adesanya, you want to try and pull that weight cut excuse. You should be embarrassed in yourself. Let me guess, if he loses to Hill you'll bring out the excuse of age next?

[@mytypamilkman]

Sean needs to be paid more than 180k. Biggest star in the sport right now. He deserves his rematch. Cody Garbrandt got one without title defences after getting slept, let alone a SD. It’s the politics of everything holding him back.

[@xiMaarKo]

I agree , he should be on 250k minimum with his popularity and star power plus he stands toe to toe with everyone he fights which is way easier to watch in comparison to some people that rely heavily on grappling.

[@Venomroos]

He would just get walked back and lose a decision, then he'll cry on Twitter.

[@Breakerr]

Well it's bad matchmaking by the ufc. The match makers are making a mess of the MW divison. Costa has one win since 2020 against rockhold who is gone and coming off a loss he should be fighting khamzat or someone below him how it works when your losing. Sean should be rematching israel because izzy doesn't deserve a title fight or Sean should be fighting Robert. But unless you have someone on a winning streak you don't give them a top 5 fight. Khamzat less be honest shouldn't even be ranked at middleweight he's never beat a ranked middleweight and 13-0 means nothing at MW when those are all WW fights

[@wheelmanstan]

TRUE

[@Adamamillion]

Sean should have been named winner.

[@Freiheit1232]

Strickland should accept the Costa fight. Move forward. DDP doesn't want to fight you. Sitting on the sidelines doesn't help you.

[@mattmas6628]

DDP sucks and gay

[@prajaktagavli4733]

Costa just lost to whittaker after a long break thats so disrespectful to offer Sean to fight him who nearly won against ddp he should be fighting the winner of chimaev vs whittaker for number 1 contender ufc is nuts

[@Todd-me8hg]

​@@prajaktagavli4733Costa has that capoeira kick that elizau knocked out sean with; sean is scared

[@Freiheit1232]

​​@@prajaktagavli4733you can look at it that way but Porier lost to Garthje and was still ranked #2 or #3 in the lightweight division and had to fight Benoit who was barely in the top 10 rankings.... A loss is a loss and your ranking doesn't guarantee you anything. Same thing with Gaethje when he fought Fiziev after his loss to Porier in the first fight.

[@rzblde]

​@@prajaktagavli4733Your boy had the opportunity to fight Whittaker in a no.1 contender fight and Hobbit Whittaker made it clear on a podcast that he wanted to fight Strickland before the Chimaev fight got announced. Instead your boy decided to throw a tantrum on social media. Now he missed his opportunity he can go and fight Costa or avenge his loss to Cannonier.

[@johndavies6152]

Maybe he was distracted, really he’s a professional, how can you rationalise that ?

[@ooooooo679]

Costa vs Strickland would b cool, Sean's dreaming that ppv is the biggest he's gonna get

[@cocoa5451]

Paulo costa loses to #3 then gets to fight #1

[@syntholshoulders1842]

Costa would have folded dat klown

[@ShallowDepression]

Like he did to Whittaker who couldn't beat Izzy, who Sean beat easily? Sit down.

[@kaimojepaslt]

@@ShallowDepression whittaker was saved by the bell in 1st round lmao.

[@ShallowDepression]

@@kaimojepaslt And who won? Yeah.

[@rzblde]

​@@ShallowDepression What a dense comment.

[@ShallowDepression]

@@rzblde Yes, dense and fully packed with facts.

[@AndresRodriguez-887]

Fighting Paolo is a step back. He would have to fight one more time after Paolo to get a title fight. He’s one of the biggest draws in the entire UFC. And people like bisbing are trying to shade him in a narrative that makes it seem like he’s turning down everyone so then the casual fans jump on board. Somebody is trying to silence Sean

[@Warpathjak]

Well sorry fanboy he should have tried harder but instead he ran backwards all but 1 round of a fight sean will never get that belt again BTW he holds the record for the guy to lose the belt the fastest lol

[@dwainwalker3636]

I'm glad the comment section is bashing this decision because if izzy did this...good Lord he'd be crucified for this so glad y'all are keeping that same energy 😂

[@rzblde]

Fighters that look like Sean have to go above and beyond to piss off this disgusting fanbase. Whereas Adesanya just needs to breathe wrong and they'll jump on him without question.

[@DZGM1]

​@@rzblde Iam white and agree.

[@willyword3413]

just that massive dope UFC 300 preview Knock outs from everyone on the card lololol Strickland is the first to get Ko'Ed lololu know someone taking the piss lol

[@carteirinhas]

Poor Belal ahahahahah

[@markwhitt8256]

It's literally starting to piss me off. Izzy does not deserve a title fight he got dog walked by Sean over 5 rounds. Nobody cares about that fight. Izzy needs to fight costa. And Sean needs the rematch

[@genie4657]

Hello hello

[@astroboy1207]

U see Posta said it’s a more fun fight then Cannonier 😂…no one wants to fight Jared😂😂 even Costa scared of the Killa Gorilla

[@wheelmanstan]

SEAN AGREED, BUT THE FIGHT IS BS, NOT THAT IT WON'T BE HIGHLY ENTERTAINING..IT'S JUST BS

[@setburhed4987]

They offered him 200k, he's worth way more. I'm getting tired of how little they pay these guys.

[@efowler713]

Why..? MMA fans have this obsession with pay 😂 not many other sports where people are getting this passionate about another man's pay ✅.

[@Warpathjak]

Wow mr ill fight anybody don't want Costa to knock his ass out

[@xiMaarKo]

It was because of the pay , strickland is a warrior and proved on numerous occasions that he will fight anyone and go toe to toe.