Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland Full Fight Reaction and Breakdown - UFC 293 Event Recap

Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland took place in the main event of UFC 293 and Strickland schooled Adesanya easily. This is my full fight reaction with a breakdown review and recap of the event highlights, let me know what you guys think in the comments section down below.
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[@the-mma-guru]

Why tf did this even get demonetized I didn't even say anything bad... DRICUS DU PLESSIS TITLE SHOT OR WE RIOT

[@mardavdel]

BOTCHED

[@grandmastershen1455]

GIVE GURU THE MONEY HE DESERVES !!

[@donquixotedoflamingo5510]

Strickland v Dricus for African superiority!

[@Bluis5445]

Only casuals thought Izzy was going to beat Sean. MMA guru wrong again

[@painhurtssometimes2185]

It’s the CCP

[@str3tch444]

"Schooled" him isn't an exaggeration. It was a one-sided masterclass from Strickland.

[@cameron2900x]

Not a masterclass I would say but clearly an amazing victory for the better fighter

[@michaelkonelio7452]

@@cameron2900xwas a masterclass in doing the basics right lol nothing flashy, outclassed him in defence and used his jab lol

[@stiannunn5113]

@@cameron2900x MUCH better fighter it is easy to see.

[@juntjoonunya9216]

Who woulda thunk

[@PiglipsMaximus]

​@@cameron2900xabsolute professional

[@heisenb3rg]

“No man that beats off to cartoons is gonna beat me” - Sean Strickland

[@ImyourhuckleberryAC]

White Greatness 👊💪

[@TimeToShineMusic]

Words to live by 😂

[@bailsack90]

Dude I literally had that quote pop in my head while the fight was going on lmao

[@aaronstott1996]

Lmfao

[@llewodcm20]

No REMATCH ❌. You don't run from somebody for 5 rounds while they stalk you down, on your 0 title defense streak, and immediately get another rematch. Dricus is next for Sean. Izzy was completely humiliated. 90% of his strikes were parried or checked. He ran away so much that the Aussie crowd started cheering on Sean in the 4th.

[@wynanderasmus227]

Plus Izzy lost 2 of his last 3 fights. No rematch

[@2moreminutes]

I hate this immediate rematch culture the UFC created. Unless you were a dominant champ you don't deserve it.

[@jeffhardy7628]

@@2moreminutes fr

[@ChamaUFC300]

Lol dana said he offered izzy a rematch with sean

[@ChamaUFC300]

@@2moreminutesizzy getting his rematch sadly i hate seeing the same fights to often. Dana just said it in post fight izzy will get rematch

[@pauljohalloran]

"I would never bring family into it" yet literally held a grudge against Alex Pereira's son, a child, for years. Strickland let him off too easy, he should have retired him in the post fight interview

[@captaincaveman471]

Agree. He should have finished him off with " NO REMATCH FOR YOU EITHER YOU DIRTY DOG TOUCHER!!"

[@nicholasdonin1465]

True but Sean was genuinely too grateful to have anything to say about izzy.

[@coolbreeze3793]

@@nicholasdonin1465 dude just made a cool mil, even Izzy’s weird dog fetishes we’re barely on his mind.

[@omgjimmyboy]

Didn’t adesanya hump Costa after their match too ? Lol

[@nerojay2105]

To all the people saying Izzy wasn't himself and wasnt throwing... He threw 271 strikes and missed 2/3 the only time he has thrown more strikes EVER was against Cannonier and threw 6 more. So no, the dog botherer wasn't having an off night, he wasn't "not throwing anything" Dasean schooled him with constant pressure and a weird AF defence.

[@capslock4959]

dasean? i thought he was white!

[@GazerPlur420]

Was never a fan of the modified cross guard for him in ANY of his fights. This one though? Undeniable how effective it was

[@worldview6218]

Tbh with you I really thought with as unbearable and fanatic as izzy fanbase is that I’d see a lot more coping after this fight, and like I’m not gonna pretend that because I haven’t seen it that it isn’t happening somewhere because I’m sure it is but just the fact that I haven’t personally seen his fanbase out here coping and crying like I’ve seen any other time izzy has lost or had a ridiculously boring performance says a lot because usually these fanatics are out in droves and I feel like for the most part at least from where I’m seeing things Sean put such a convincing thorough beat down on the guy, on the feet using literally fundamental defense and offense and it’s broken the brains of these adesanya fanboys and shut them up at least in the immediate aftermath before they can take a few days to let this sink in and get their coping mechanisms and talking points in order

[@coolbreeze3793]

Desean** but the dog botherer is freaking hilarious lmaoooooooo Izzy the dog bender. Ew.

[@truthoverlies6434]

@@worldview6218 That's how it is with hypejob fanbases. When their guy is on top they never shut up, but when their guy loses, they disappear. They're anonymous on the internet, so they can just blend in and pretend like they were never a fangirl. I haven't gotten a single response from last night's fun. I responded to a bunch of people. They'll be back when an excuse let's them believe Gyno can win a rematch and they'll start claiming all sorts of nonsense again and acting like Gyno is some unbeatable god of MMA.

[@clearlyalunhead1109]

The craziest part about this is that he beat him in the stand up so easily. Dominated with the basics

[@kevinrod14]

He learned from your pfp

[@Texmma]

No one saw that shit coming 🤦🏿‍♂️😭😭

[@goofygoof212]

seans autism is too hard for technical strikers to hit clean...

[@corvoattano7430]

even more impressive than if he had finished him in the first tbh

[@701delbronx8]

Izzy can’t box. And a large part of Izzy’s success was fighting shorter men.

[@beastlad]

Imagine apparently being one of the best kickboxers ever in the ufc and going out there and getting bashed for 5 rounds by Strickland, absolutely amazing what we’ve witnessed today

[@Ace_Jermaine]

wym apprently? he is the best kickboxer, sean just fought hes fight and thats all, overly defensive waiting for Izzy to strike and thats it.

[@alexanderdos1207]

Adesanya might be one of the best kickboxers ever in the UFC, but his striking defense is not good at all, he relies completely on leaning back and staying out of range which works against those with way shorter reach than himself. But he's not actually moving his head or defending himself properly. His chin saves him a lot.

[@dogwater290]

u can say Alex is better its opinion@@Ace_Jermaine

[@forwardmoving8252]

​​@Ace_Jermaine no Alex Pereira is. His resume in kickboxing is way better. Also you clearly didn't watch the fight. Sean walked Israel down the entire time. Overly defensive? 😂 Go check stats on head strikes. He led the dance.

[@justin2997]

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face

[@Zeddy11]

When he knocked him down in Rd 1 I was SCREAMING. I'm so happy for Sean Strickland

[@Romanus-]

Me too. Adesanya legitimately looked like he was going to cry after the fight when he was begging Strickland not to roast him. Strickland should have verbally destroyed him on the mic again as we all know Adesanya would have done the same if he won

[@jso2332]

😁same

[@SirHumano97]

I was extremely hype in that moment .

[@garrywilliams8062]

My wife looked at me so crazy, It was a different scream haha

[@cosmo3665]

I lost my shit when that happened

[@blakecandesign9628]

Not only was is one of the greatest upsets in UFC history, but this belt was won with DEFENCE as the main weapon! Fucking unbelievable. Congrats Strickland!

[@MrX-wd8cm]

Spot on dude !

[@HighStakesPoker123]

Dont think its the greatest upset. But damm close!

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

Defense

[@onlytymewilltell]

@@HighStakesPoker123 key words .. ONE OF!

[@onlytymewilltell]

@@DeltaAssaultGamingare you forreal spellchecking?? Lol

[@ironchad5656]

Strickland didn’t just beat Israel Adesanya. He beat Israel Adesanya using his signature fight style, the exact style we all thought would see him fail against Adesanya. I’ve never seen such an exciting performance from Strickland, he somehow looked better against Izzy than he did against Abus!

[@carlm.m.5470]

Yeah, you are right. He and his team really believed in him, instead of ditching everything that got him there.

[@anthonyontv]

“We all thought would fail against him” uh no, I was actually one of the people trying to explain that this is a bad match up for Izzy, Sean’s fight style and pressure is underrated. I was called a casual, and idiot, etc. for thinking that Sean Strickland even had a 1% chance to win… It’s kinda funny because people said the same thing to me about DDP vs rob, Sean vs aljo, and now Izzy vs Sean. Match ups, fight styles, heart, and cardio is what’s going to determine fights who wins a fight. Titles and names mean nothing, it’s funny, it seems like a huge part of the mma community thinks that they know what they are talking about and then time and time again the upset happens and everyone’s surprised besides me and the minority. Maybe it’s time to admit that the average mma fan who likes to call people “casuals” are actually the casuals themselves. If you pick fights based on big names and titles then you are a dummy, learn the fight game, study it, watch it closer, or stop sending insults towards the ones who actually know what they are talking about

[@happymeal918]

@@anthonyontvdamn bro u need a tissue. Real fans don’t get so insecure about their fandom

[@anthonyontv]

@@happymeal918 do you know how much shit I took from anyone from any channel if I just mentioned that I thought Sean had a bigger chance than people think. All I got was I’m a casual and a retard, no debate, just ignorance.

[@notthed0d791]

@@anthonyontvaight but you can’t tell me you expected the headshot kill on usman

[@nasvsan6191]

It's comical thinking back to Izzy proclaiming he manifested DDP winning and how he wanted that to happen badly. Little did he know that would get Sean the title shot and lead to him getting schooled through the mindgames and pressure you cant prepare for with Strickland/Guru combo. Truly a humbling moment for the self proclaimed main character

[@ShakenPig]

Robert Whittaker would have beaten him again like their last fight

[@imma5761]

Thank God DA SEAN fought woth that icarly stance

[@logosfocus]

the Lord gives and the Lord takes away - blessed be the Lord

[@jimmynesbit1803]

All other contenders didn’t push the pace. Sean got that dog in him while izzy was in that dog. I may have to change my stance on religion maybe there is a god and his name is Sean Strickland. He came down from the heavens to save the middleweight division.

[@juntjoonunya9216]

Humility is underrated

[@mikejester6357]

Izzy down 3-1 in the 5th and still just dances around the octagon😂 unbelievable

[@anarchy1090]

He thought the judges were Gunna gift him the win

[@carl8752]

Honestly that part was absurd to me. He KNEW he was losing and still did his losing strategy of retreat, leg kick, bodykick, failjab. Why? So dumb

[@carlm.m.5470]

@@carl8752 Everything was being blocked and his room to move was being cut off. Sean checked all the kicks and blocked hits as well. I don't know what Alex Pierera told him about his own weaknesses, but Sean seemed to make the corrections.

[@TeemoForLife]

For years the nigga been called leg kick decision machine Makes sense. Losing 3-1 and still doing those pussy calf kicks retreat repreat 😂😂😂😂

[@srtdoc0]

“Pillowfist” Strickland gives the first-ever official knockdown on Israel then also proceeds to piece him up and not shoot a takedown when he even said that he was training wrestling all camp😭 I love DSean Strickland🕺

[@kingt0295]

Didnt Gastelum drop him or am I dumb

[@360Roko]

​@@kingt0295Rocked him bad, but didn't drop him

[@thomasmacdonough288]

​@@nsbdbsbsbdbzbz8555 I mean, he didn't even start wrestling until 5 years ago After he got dominates by Kamaru, he said almost verbatim "my training partners were still taking me down in the back before my walkout" so I've always wondered 😅

[@50.CalFilms]

@@360Rokogastelum dropped him but Izzy fell back against the cage so his knees didn’t touch the floor

[@forwardmoving8252]

​@callum684 not what happened. Regardless, it isn't getting dropped if you don't go down.

[@GaT1ToCh1co]

Sean training with Alex was what helped him dominate this fight. Being able to train with someone with the the same reach and better leg kicks than Adesanya gave him the best game plan for this fight

[@bigheadrhino]

Yeah, you literally couldn’t ask for a better training partner to prepare against Izzy than Pereira.

[@FinnMMA]

fr I remember when Sean said that Alex taught him soo much and really showed him how shitty his foot work really was and you could instantly see it. First fight a TKO and now he schooled Izzy and him and Alex became friends and already confirmed they will train together again soon lmao. Best Duo ever that we never expected wtf man hahah

[@Dave002]

@@bigheadrhino people are giving alex to much credit tho, a couple training sessions with anyone doesn't just magically lay a gameplan. maybe some simple pointers but this was literally just a sean masterclass, izzy couldn't fk with him

[@siegfriedgottz698]

they trained for like a week together or something @@Dave002

[@yuriaraujo5417]

I don't want to discredit Sean, but I saw him saying how Alex could find some flaws in his style, and I also saw Alex, in a Brazilian interview, saying he did not intended to teach something new to Strickland, but rather make the best improvment possible for his style, I really think this was really good for him, even though people could be overestimating thee impact of it

[@davidmildon3278]

Thank god for Laura Sanko. Her commentary was so good and it was refreshing to hear them talking about the fight instead of Bisping and Felder chatting about what they did last weekend. We also got the best DC (aside from saying Izzy could be 3-1 up lol)

[@Theodore_ML]

I hate how DC made a sexist joke, asking Laura what would she do if she had a 6,7 ft tall man on top of her...

[@thepancakemann]

I agree, she's really good. I lowkey feel bad for her that she's typecast as eyecandy.

[@ovius7386]

Not what he said lol, he said it’s so low strike numbers that it’s 1-3,2-2, or 3-1 but if he was a judge he’d have Sean up 3-1

[@JeffMcCloskey]

I only listen to MMA Guru livestream UFC fights, until the winner octagon interviews...

[@johnnybear111]

​@@Theodore_MLlmao she said "no thanks!" What a lie

[@ScribblesOfOwls]

I won 10 grand on this fight. Thank you Sean Strickland!

[@hands_of_stone]

Fuck how much did you throw down??

[@Texmma]

Enjoy 😂🙏🏿

[@arcanum3882]

Dang!

[@lowlowseesee]

how much did you have to bet to win 10? i dont gamble and do not understand the shit lol

[@chizzelfingers]

if that's true you'd have no problem donating a Benjamin to the guru,,,right?? I mean if that's true

[@SachaKDrums]

It was epic. Crazy how well Sean has adapted the Philly shell to block everything including big kicks. And had better defensive movement than Adesanya.

[@goofygoof212]

sean pressure canceled out izzys distance management tbh.....dude is probly the best boxer in the division

[@Thunderfist_McBeefcake]

It’s a cross guard. Know the difference, people.

[@GigaChadDuPlessis]

I always loved stricklands boxing style. Its like an 1800s fisticuff style. Just doin the man dance. Nothing more nothing less

[@abyss5883]

The stance is great for blocking shots if you have good instincts

[@michaelturley8222]

Not trying to defend Izzy at all, but does anyone think him prepping to move up hurt his speed with a big weight cut? His chin seemed gone too, normal Sean strikes were rocking him and no one really gets rocked by one Sean strike.

[@oversipelio983]

Sean checked almost every kick, dominated the range and pressured, this was one of the most technical Displays of striking i have ever seen. Basic striking perfected, with 0 footwork and infinite calm and cardio.

[@imma5761]

​@@smartwater598it was 0 footwork. Strickland literally only went into straight line. Look at how many times Sean would start cornering Izzy just for him to go laterally and easily escape. But thank God icarly stance came in clutch and DA SEAN beat Doggobender

[@TheUcHiHaMaD]

​@@smartwater598you need to switch stances every 5 seconds and shufffle your feet once a round to have good footwork

[@oversipelio983]

@@smartwater598 he literally walked him down, idfk man

[@oversipelio983]

@@TheUcHiHaMaD probably

[@anonymoose2474]

I'd argue it was still "footwork" for him to always be in the correct range and slip punches and high kicks so much. It wasn't just him moving straight forward, even though that is kinda exactly what he did, there was still a lot of range placement in it. Not your traditional idea of footwork, that's for sure@@imma5761

[@imageword5576]

Sean Strickland embodies the Bruce Lee quote, "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times."

[@SpreadAU]

It’s a great quote

[@dianeaustin2414]

Very appropriate...well said

[@lisivelez8003]

🙌🏼

[@leatheryfoot6354]

It's funny that Izzy said, "Don't trash talk my family, I would never do that to you if I won." Like he didn't put 5 arrows in Pereira and ran up to his kids to rub it in their faces post fight.

[@dylan6480]

What wild is it was no fluke. Beat him at his own game for 5 rounds and got a knockdown. No poor judging, no wrestling, no lucky ko or sub, just 25 minutes of ass whipping.

[@ives3572]

Sean beating Izzy by unanimous decision is just insane, one of the most shocking upsets in MMA today, MMA's such a crazy unpredictable sport.

[@TheFightingSheep]

A lot of people were expecting to get shocked, so this wasn't too shocking 😉

[@iShredStreets]

I was rooting for Strickland the whole time but damn, this sport looks so rigged. I wanted to bet on Strickland but I was too busy. There always comes a point where the champ loses. I had the same feeling when Amanda Nunes fought Julianna Peña.

[@A1B2..]

I had a Strickland decision

[@A1B2..]

Sorry for boasting but I’m sure y’all like to brag on correct predictions too

[@TheFightingSheep]

@@iShredStreets I think that the public humiliation for his dog fetish got to him, didn't fight his best with that broken ego.

[@AkiMinorikoOfficial]

Adesanya getting an immediate rematch after being schooled for 5 rounds and having just regained the belt is the most blatant and shameless instance of Dana White Privilege you'll ever see.

[@timforti]

and while bring 1-2 in his last 3

[@richardcharleston2547]

You guys don’t understand how the world works.

[@user-fr2zt5xd3u]

He Will lose again, Izzy cant fight agressivly, hes only a bad counter running around the cage.

[@12ww37]

​@@nsbdbsbsbdbzbz8555he didn't ask for one wanted to move up to his natural bodyweight, his brain not having enough water was probably apart of the reason that ko was so devastating

[@dhruv71717]

By doing this he is just proving everyone right that Dana is riding O malley 😂as he didn't give Aljo rematch but will give Izzy the one..Absolute strange..😂...Nevertheless I love both these Sean fights..

[@davidmildon3278]

Guru absolutely played a role in this. Performance of the Year by Sean, Performance of the Night for Guru

[@curtiswarren8628]

He should've received a bonus from Dana

[@gonzalomendez4623]

This fight confirms to me that a prime Anderson would have absolutely killed Izzy in all honesty, before I thought it was close due to the generational gap but Adesanya relies to heavily on countering people and keeping people at a distance with his reach and leg kicks. Silva was a counter striker also, but he wasn’t afraid to make openings and had a really good ground game to back him up. Still did not see this coming, what a crazy sport honestly and I love it.

[@SpreadAU]

Around the same age as Spider, he was getting dominated by Chael. Pulled of a 4 rd 4 min Hail Mary. Izzy looked like a washed spider tonight. Prime on Prime Id take Anderson too tho I think.

[@curtiswarren8628]

No question

[@olliemarx4201]

@@SpreadAU also, lets not forget that Anderson was injured in that fight and went on to dominate the rematch

[@kevinsmoon3257]

@@olliemarx4201 true i love chael but the rematch he was just fucking with chael haha

[@ezequielperez159]

I agree that Anderson would have probably beaten Izzy if he had been in his prime. On the other hand, Anderson wasn't that entertaining if his opponent wasn't aggressive. He has two of the most boring fights in the UFC history, kind of Romero vs Izzy level of boredom. So yes, Anderson was very careful to not make openings

[@riccardozanetti2893]

One thing nobody is seemingly talking about is how well Strickland was able to cut space. He never sprinted towards Adesanya. He just took the center of the cage, pressured Adesanya towards the fence, and prevented any lateral movement as the fight went on. Early on, Adesanya was striking out of range, but Strickland didn't respect his power, kept marching forward, and managed to outgrind him

[@Ziyech1]

He didn't grown a boob for Sean thinking It was easy work,he's regreting i guess

[@pauldenino6350]

sean is actually 200 iq...outsmarted the gay

[@dambalasektv1]

Imagine that pressure if he is a wrestler. Goodness Gracious, we might see DageSean.

[@Torpedoman316]

Israel’s running away counter style just got exposed

[@FinnMMA]

fr I remember when Sean said that Alex taught him soo much and really showed him how shitty his foot work really was and you could instantly see it. First fight a TKO and now he schooled Izzy and him and Alex became friends and already confirmed they will train together again soon lmao. Best Duo ever that we never expected wtf man hahah

[@poojann514]

D'Sean with the 1-2 teep kick and a philly shell is DANGEROUS

[@Lewjas.e]

This demonstrates how dominant pereira is and that adesanya just snuck him, saw him play possum against Strickland and he saw straight through it. Biggest star making performance I’ve ever seen. He is THE MAN.

[@justredmist9812]

This is a dumb take, Sean bit way too hard at the feints of Pereira and paid the price. Pereira’s defense was garbage because he had 5iq and jus threw everything he could and got slept. DeSean Strickland is new and improved baby.

[@BonsaiBuckeye]

​@@justredmist9812a dump take? He mentions that Perira is a better Striker than adesanya. And that Strickland had a star-making performance. What exactly was so dumb about that? You sound like a child. I just for your information if you're ever in the real world in front of someone and you discredit their opinion like that for essentially no good reason you would probably get slapped I'm only telling you this cuz it seems you are a child with no male role models in your life to give you any constructive criticism on how to carry yourself. Hope you mature a little bit as I said you may only be fifteen or sixteen and not yet understand what it means to respect another man. Hope this helps. Enjoy your afternoon.

[@wingsofheartproblems6400]

Adesanya tried being possum and it didn't work.

[@seanc7990]

strickland improved though, he didn't parry as much and was tighter with his guard and boxing

[@charlesmorris5168]

@@justredmist9812your take sounded dumb . Periera tee bags you while you sleep

[@matthutchinson6509]

Seans defense was absolutely insane in this fight.

[@waterhot80]

He has a huuuge hole in his game that will probably be exposed in the re-match: He pushes both his arms forward like Till always does. Izzy just needs to time it right and land a BIG check hook and he will flatten Sean.

[@MannElite]

One of the greatest moments in sports history in my opinion. Especially the post fight press conference, him getting his hand raised, Eric Nicksick running him around, Nicksick saying "Lets beat this cocksucker" all of it. One of the greatest moments in sports history. I also bet on strickland, and won a 7 leg parlay. This is what I live for.

[@themartian7121]

Wow! Awesome predictive powers! Please share next time!

[@MannElite]

@@themartian7121 You'll do pretty good just listening to Guru, I agree with him most of the time, we both have ~69% correct over the past 100 fights or so, I've been keeping track of mine and guru picks on a spread sheet lol

[@mitch6962]

I legit do think the dog stuff really messed with Izzy's mentality going into this fight.

[@ZacharyDarkes]

Ya Sean broke him completely mentally.

[@abyss5883]

The sad part is idk if Izzy will even come back from that. It's just too weird

[@Blobbyo25]

Shouldn't have fiddled with his dog, let alone filmed himself doing it...

[@someguy4046]

Yeah if we're being honest Izzy looked off. Idk how he can take big shots from Pereira a few months ago and then now all of a sudden he's getting rocked every time Strickland touches him when the guy is known to have pillow hands

[@excusemesir7824]

​@Blobbyo25 too active

[@MMM_cooks]

Unbelievable. It really does feel like a new era!!! I was in disbelief the entire fight. Strickland was absolutely perfect. USA 🇺🇸

[@michaelturley8222]

Not trying to defend Izzy at all, but does anyone think him prepping to move up hurt his speed with a big weight cut? His chin seemed gone too, normal Sean strikes were rocking him and no one really gets rocked by one Sean strike.

[@jeffhardy7628]

@@michaelturley8222 its because of too much “playing” with his dog and drinking prime

[@cameron2900x]

@@michaelturley8222dude wtf are you talking about, he just looked lost, I don’t know what to tell you, it was a bad match up, and why would he be looking to move up when he hasn’t defended once. He should be happy if he gets a rematch any time soon. Sterling defended how many times and he’s probably never going to get a rematch sadly

[@MMM_cooks]

@@michaelturley8222 Sean just put his crazy pressure on him and Izzy never really gained his respect which is ridiculous to say. Sean also defended perfect against the low kick and just straight up outboxed him

[@Eyeofthetiger69]

​@@cameron2900xThat's because Aljo wasn't a cash cow like Izzy.

[@LegitBr0]

The defense Sean had in this fight was truly an insane thing to watch

[@executivelifehacks6747]

Watching him is like watching an animal control worker who is trained to catch stray animals. It's insane to watch.

[@marinmarinhola]

Kinda surprising he did it against Adesanya, but it's also something he's been doing all his career. He has like a 64% defense for a reason.

[@harrywatson2694]

best boxer in the ufc

[@atomicalien4]

I manifested this.

[@MatthewMcRowan]

this will be analyzed by thousands of MMA coaches in the world. simple things done well. anyone in your gym can learn what Sean did.

[@rem9466]

"Nobody that beats off to cartoons is beating me" - Strickland

[@DanielMartinez-wj5dy]

I’m so happy for Sean! I was shouting while everyone at my house was asleep! What a fight. 💪🏻

[@jdl._97]

Bisping actually gave a good post fight reaction he doesn’t think Izzy deserves a rematch

[@RollTideRoll_GSP]

He’s lost the belt twice within a year!!

[@9bit927]

I'm ashamed of how highly tonight ranks in my list of greatest nights of my life

[@frags6940]

Same

[@wtbhelbreath5098]

Out of all the people that could have delivered Izzy a humiliating defeat, d’sean was the best. I was upset every time iZzy won a fight, but now I understand. The mma gods were saving it for d’sean to make it extra special. Thank you mma gods

[@anarchy1090]

Facts!!

[@redmarine2717]

why were you upset. dude is unbearable but he got the wins with his hard work

[@dashawnballard52]

@@redmarine2717watch his fight, they are snooze feats Alex is the only person who made him try besides Whittaker

[@dashawnballard52]

@@redmarine2717Sean broke down everything he has

[@redmarine2717]

@@dashawnballard52 Yeah sean bcs sean worked hard for it. why was he upset at izzy for winning the fights he won I don't understand

[@WongCharoen]

It really is great to see you enjoying this so much, Guru. There's something about all of this that is just so perfect

[@cameronferreira6]

Let’s see if Ariel Helwani calls out the hypocrisy of Izzy getting an immediate title match after losing 2 out of his last three, and Aljamain Sterling NOT getting one. Don’t ease up on “The MMA Hour Hypocrisy” as well - keep Ariel accountable! Title shot in Cape Town, South Africa next 🇿🇦 Sean vs Dricus 🏆

[@neutron6304]

I wanna see ddp school Izzy

[@antonioc4891]

Of course Adesanya was asking Strickland to not talk about family in his post fight speech... While pointing at his dog tattoo... But he didn't think twice to point at and mock Alex Pereira's son, a 12 yo kid, and traumatize him even further in an arena full of people shouting after seeing his dad laid out unconscious... Double standard hypocrisy it's what it is. And a fear of being humiliated

[@InferiorG]

The most hypocritical fighter on the roster. Between mocking others (Whittaker, Dricus, etc) for claiming nationalities and doing the shit that you mentioned in your comment. Dogbender is an absolute clown.

[@redeyexxx1841]

Imagine if Adesanya stopped Strickland or even decision him! I bet he was gonna do a tik tok dance that he practised for a whole week.

[@ArmchairOps]

Adesanya is a good fighter but a very weak man.

[@GetArkd]

Dude good point

[@GalickGun]

He's like the villain in the movies that begs for mercy after being defeated by the hero, and of course the hero we need D'Sean spared him.

[@Atlas92936]

Insane how Dana said Izzy would get a rematch against Strickland. While simultaneously dismissing that reporter who asked if Perreria would ever come back down to middleweight for a chance at champ champ. Izzy ABSOLUTELY has privilege. Izzy is a race baiter, treats dogs inappropriately, and City Kickboxing are hypocrites against Dricus even though Kai Kara France pulled out for an injury too.

[@robbiesantos7677]

Not to mention all their fighters abuse PED's

[@hiraether6209]

Izzy makes 7-8 mil a fight. Rematch incoming

[@captaincaveman471]

And yet they're not giving sterling his rematch because O'Malley wants to fight chito. Wtf?

[@TeemoForLife]

Dog fucker gonna take a break and doesn't deserve a rematch

[@SpreadAU]

@@captaincaveman471no one wants to see sterling fight or be champ. There is a difference. Suga is the Izzy here to Dana

[@jonathanng0603]

you gotta remember, Izzy is a kickboxer not a boxer, specifically muay thai style with a modified karate stance, and Sean's defensive strike style is a modified philly shell. He completely negated the kicks of adesanya and when he had the chance to land his hands, did not overswing or telegraph, just dropped clean 1-2s and the ocassional 3 with teap kicks. Absolutely insane

[@BullyBoxer]

Sean gave the kick boxer a boxing lesson.

[@semyaza555]

He has a TKD background, not Muay Thai.

[@Euphorix099]

True Sean was surprisingly checking most leg kicks

[@redacted9723]

Easy to say in hindsight. I bet you weren't saying Sean would outbox him before it 😂

[@siegfriedgottz698]

i can tell by the way he runs away from everyone LOL most foreign muay thai fighters ive sparred with over exaggerate the march forward tank style they learn in muay thai @@semyaza555

[@vanessa-8375]

Did Eugene really say Izzy had a problem with his foot? DDP fought Whittaker with a foot injury and won.

[@adamdesanti6713]

Brand new to the channel. Caught the buzz over the upset, watched fight and then have been checking out reaction/analysis videos. Very knowledgeable, insightful and spirited analysis. Cheers!

[@Inyourbox-kr5uf]

The mma guru definitely knows his shit 💯

[@David-f9z8e]

@@Inyourbox-kr5ufFANBOY MOMENT

[@lsvbetmachineRU]

shocked by how mentally done Adesanya was, he literally quit and didnt even try to throw or do anything. Happy for all the dogs in the World

[@thelobster7277]

He was destroyed mentally before the fight with all the puppy controversy, I’m convinced it really got to him

[@blakehoule6698]

@@thelobster7277yeah. At first it seemed like it didn’t bother him yet during his weight cut he was going crazy on social media lol that’s when you really knew

[@vonheltonscontradictions]

I think the drop in the 1st took izzys testicles

[@nicholasdonin1465]

Didn't try to throw? It was one of his higher strike count fights. He simply couldn't land on Strickland. Sean took his 2 tools away and izzy was lost because of it, cuz he simply has no other dimensions

[@zippo_muk9254]

*This was better than a KO because it was not luck, he outclassed him on the front foot. Stricklands pocket stand up is underrated.* Pereira just technically outclassed him, but even prior to that he was doing fine. Strickland made Izzy miss he barely landed at half his usual % strike rate and none of it was clean.

[@Brooke.vanwingerden]

I said the same thing. 🙌🏻

[@kevinsmoon3257]

Thats what i was telling my buddy cus he was pissed Strickland didnt get the finish but i was happier with this result cus the izzy fans would have just claimed he got lucky. Sean outclassing izzy makes it soo much better because it just removes all then excuses

[@mjov6655]

Good point. Worked him for 5 rounds.

[@t0p-D]

I was in a bar in Italy this week talking to my mates about this guy who made a tier list of women’s MMA fighter hotness, and some random bloke comes up to my table and says “I love the MMA Guru and walks off” 😂😂😂 Guru is going worldwide

[@OceanBloke]

Lmfaoooo that's gold if it's true😂 if not that's a good story none the less haha

[@theoteddy9665]

oh yes, 🙋🇨🇿

[@good8619]

Bro what were the Tiers? "19th century bricklayer" to "eh kinda aight"

[@abongilemakapela6949]

That why aren't my leg kicks working " 😭😭😭😂😂 use this as energy😆

[@anthonylopez9594]

Strickland upgraded his defense training with Pereira. Alex throws a better leg kick than Izzy and Sean trained with Alex.

[@drakelevy4684]

Dogbender got absolutely humiliated

[@Cryptum404]

Let’s be real, Israel Doesn’t deserve an immediate rematch. He lost the belt twice in 10 months

[@RollTideRoll_GSP]

We’re soon to see the takeover by wrestlers in the MW division! Bo gonna be a champion in a year tops! Chimaev also a serious contender.

[@NovaBlade926]

He didn't give Alex an immediate rematch, and he was saying he had to win like 2 fights to even get another shot, but now he wants an immediate rematch with Sean😂 after getting Dominated from start to finish🤷🏾‍♂️

[@TeemoForLife]

​@@NovaBlade926😂😂😂😂 Dana privlige Disgusting. Alex would of fucked him up in the rematch. Just doesn't rush in for the KO

[@__M738]

Deseans jab, Philly shell, leg checks coupled with the pressure really is more technical than it appears. Fucken A man what a crazy outcome

[@davidmildon3278]

This is so much more shocking than Shevchenko and Nunes getting finished. You can catch someone but to masterfully pick apart 'the greatest striker in the UFC' is soo much more impressive

[@hyypio764]

I really wouldn't sell short how much of an impact the Guru had on this. I really think Izzy's fetish being opened to the world did a number on his confidence. He's never looked as unconfident as he did in that presser and, despite what you might think, he took the losses against Blachowizch and Pereira way better than against Sean. He's even been wearing sunglasses whenever he has to talk to the press.

[@schwarzesonne4001]

True! He almost cried before Eugene Bareman stepped in! Im 100 percent sure he cried afterwards and probably still is crying now. I dont Like him but I just really felt kind of sorry for him... Idk why. And Guru deff had big impact in all of these, much more than 1 percent i would say. It reminds me on Aldo Mccregor situation a little bit

[@schwarzesonne4001]

And i thought guru was reaching with all of the fetish stuff. I just tought that Adesanya just wanted to be edgy and funny but doesnt know how because he is socially retarded - so he did that to his dog. But after his Twitter posts, press conference and this fight I really agree with you that he has that weird fetish and Guru exposing it mentally destroyed him. Sorry for my english

[@Turusolight]

bro out here trying to read someone because there wearing sunglasses hahaha youtube educated, hes wearing sunglasses because surprisingly when you get punched in the head you get headaches you absolute bellend.

[@coolbreeze3793]

S/O to Rigo!!!

[@TheMMAHawk]

guru started the fire@@schwarzesonne4001

[@Noah_Samz]

never been happier for a fighter in my life, didn't doubt the CHAD

[@coathanger7760]

cant believe i’m actually a fan of Sean Strickland now, what a performance

[@Ktmfan450]

Sean not going to need to visit Krispy Kreme for the next century Glazing for days

[@OceanBloke]

Wow really? U haven't seen his interviews with Helen ye? Or that other hottie? He is talking about eating dogs with the Chinese and all kinds of wild jokes😂

[@manavpatel2591]

Been a fan of Sean since pereira. Bro is a basic straight up fighter.

[@manavpatel2591]

A savage from corona california. Love Sean

[@enockkaisala1936]

Lost 1000 racks but happy for sean

[@orionsage7314]

That was a gift from the Fight Gods. Praise be on them!

[@lowlowseesee]

no gods necessary. this is all nicsic and sean and chris curtis and poaton and co

[@Bjarku]

Was a pleasure to watch it live with you as the fight companion! The toe of death secured the victory for Sean.

[@jasontran4525]

Sean did exactly what he said he would do. Walk down Izzy doing the Man Dance 🕺

[@anunknowndude]

😂😂😂😂

[@brobocops]

Desean walked Adesanya down and DOMINATED him for 5 rounds 😂😂😂 We did it boys

[@chazparsell5109]

I can relate to Sean a lot and seeing him do this was like insanely inspiring and may be the biggest upset in sports of all I’ve ever seen man

[@Romanus-]

Nothing will ever be a bigger upset than Tyson vs Douglas. That was truly unimaginable at the time. I can’t see any fight in the future being a bigger upset than that

[@itsawill9268]

@@Romanus-fair play

[@xgtwb6473]

Sean and men like him are real Americans. I hope it inspires you brother 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇲

[@MatthewMcRowan]

boomer @@Romanus-

[@richcantgame]

You’re a psycho then

[@IrishScouseViking]

GREAT VIDEO MY BROTHER, respect from Liverpool, UK

[@WantedArgonianMale]

I fucking love you Guru you are a gift to UFC commentary

[@aarongriffiths6238]

Izzy hasn’t even defended his new title once, doesn’t deserve a rematch

[@thanevakarian9762]

Adesnaya is one of the most disrespectful post fight dudes ever. The nerve of him to tell his father (Strickland) not to talk shite.

[@carlm.m.5470]

Especially since he mocked Paulo Costa when he was down, mocked Alex Pirera when he was down, and mocked Alex's kids when he was down. What a POS.

[@therainman7777]

I don’t know, Izzy does lots of stuff I don’t like but the one thing I’ll give him is that he’s a decent loser. He was classy toward Pereira after losing to him (though not after beating him), and he was classy toward Strickland after losing to him. He raised Strickland’s arm in the center of the ring and hasn’t said anything negative about Strickland.

[@ChimpFromSpace]

Dude literally dry humped Costa.

[@carlm.m.5470]

@@therainman7777 I'm not sure people are willing to give points for that. I mean, if you are the loser, you just lost in a fight, you got your ass kicked by the other person, and they demonstrated that they can do it. So of course some humility is going to be the overriding reaction. What he did not do is stick around in the ring and get interviewed about his loss on camera. He could not be a mature enough person to withstand the shame he caused for himself with his constant Christ pose ego of his. And if you think that was an accident, he then ducked out of the post-fight interview, as well. So no, he does not get rewards for his actions as a loser. He cowarded away. He ought to be thankful he was not treated as he treated others and got humped or mocked, or his children mocked while their father was hurt. Those acts in defeat are in line with his garbage when he wins. He's a shitty person that lacks the maturity of his age and lacks the soul fiber required to be a man.

[@bryanadkins2944]

​@@therainman7777because he knows it'll just look bad on him if he does otherwise. It's a calculated decision to act like that.

[@troytuivaiti5418]

I think you guys aren't giving Strickland enough credit it was a defensive master piece by Strickland. Izzy couldn't get the jab and leg kicks going throwing off the rhythm add the constant pressure with a depleting gas tank. Sean had his number tonight. Great performance

[@SSJayyy]

Thought the same while watching. It’s like he couldn’t catch Sean clean at all

[@isaacbmx7821]

Izzzy went back to his corner and told him he can’t land anything flush… that’s Izzy we’re talking about someone who makes people miss the stats we’re insane😭

[@mjov6655]

For sure. Dude is a smart fighter.

[@AcidAdventurer]

Exactly! People underestimate how well Izzy's feint game actually sets up his shots and consequently underestimate how well Sean did reading the feint and only biting on the real shots and then actually properly evading/parrying/checking them

[@BdkJotc]

Yeah even the announcers saw that. They said something like “nobody’s made Izzy miss this much” that’s surprising cuz the announce crew usually dumb asl

[@ben9262]

People need to stop comparing Izzy to Silva. Silva knows how to box

[@brandonwhite4992]

Sean Strickland impression was perfect lmao 7:05 😂😂

[@oparisleclerc]

Izzy pleading to Sean about his dog confirms and proves the PuppyGate got in his head fight week.

[@TayKhaiYi]

I remember the guru called UFC 293 a non stacked card and the only way this card would be good is that Strickland wins. Guess what! That's exactly what he did! What a Legend

[@Rondigity92]

Pedro and Tafa also went out and took care of business aswell

[@oversipelio983]

It was a dope fucking card in my opinion

[@miroslavmartinovic5665]

Full card was one of those were you don't expect anything and turns out to be absolute beauty. 12 fights and I can't remember a single boring moment. Kape vs. Dos Santos was crazy fight. And main fight was cherry on top

[@PiglipsMaximus]

The card was brilliant a lot of people have gone back on their word

[@charlie.isaac13]

Izzy looked so broken and defeated, he was literally running away

[@jaysinjaymesbrown7819]

Who ever said hating was a miserable existence. You worked hard for this, you deserve to enjoy it. 😂

[@thomaswhitty9452]

I’ll be honest mma guru. I didn’t really like your channel at first. And not only because of this video, but now you’re pretty much my favourite mma channel on the tube.

[@gabrielmotta1663]

I hope no one compares him to silva anymore

[@pjay450]

30 years later, MMA still makes no sense.

[@thedarkknightisrisingup7640]

Eugene wants to say izzy had his foot hurt which cost him but then he bashed ddp for not fighting with injury😂

[@Chansed76]

That’s crazy Sean and Poatan exposed the meta for Izzy. Constant pressure and keeping him against the cage

[@MatthewMcRowan]

im shocked how Izzy did nothing with this front kick to the belly button. whole fight! zero corrections!

[@worldview6218]

Poatan has also been the only man in the ufc with like what 5 fights to not only beat Izzy, but beat the only other 2 guys that beat Izzy which I know like at the end of the day doesn’t really mean anything or matter, but just really adds to the whole poatan being the boogeyman in terms of Izzy’s career and legacy lol

[@shiivvammmmm]

What a masterclass by sean

[@Dpuy1]

Between DDP finishing Rob and Sean dominating Izzy the middleweight division has officially been fraud checked

[@forwardmoving8252]

That's not what a fraud check is.. at all.

[@kingt0295]

Lmfao

[@drod2k1]

😂

[@BoomBoomBoom..]

Rob losing is a fraud check? It must be real loud and you must be really drunk at a club probably named FLEX.. crazy bra

[@zacknight9137]

Izzy has been exposed, we still believe in Bobby knuckles 😢

[@georgeserrano1805]

Quick shoutout to Sean’s coach. He was giving good calls and pretty nice corner advice even tho Sean wasn’t the shooting takedowns. But was something he didn’t get on him about once he realized Sean’s style was a nightmare matchup for Izzy

[@thelobster7277]

Strickland said in his post fight presser that after the fight Izzy was saying he was mad about him talking about his dog… I seriously believe that Guru had an effect on this fight by exposing that and Sean repeating it on the world stage, it really destroyed Adesanya’s ego to the point where he was totally off his game. But I’m not taking away from Sean’s performance it was a masterclass.

[@Turusolight]

so delusional mate, touch grass.

[@neutron6304]

Sean was too good bro

[@alexstarovereem]

Mma Guru by tko

[@ChainsawDunDeez]

Agreed…. When Rob lost to Izzy…Rob needed 3 wins just to get a title shot again…and then again…. So it’s time for Izzy to get back in line….

[@carlm.m.5470]

Especially since he gave up the center of the ring running away the whole fight, losing all 5 rounds, and got knocked the fuck down as well.

[@captaincaveman471]

If O'Malley can fight chito instead of giving sterling his rematch, then Sean should be able to fight whoever he wants as well.

[@user-ht6pc7zs7x]

Well I get that cause Izzy was a champion for a while

[@alexcoss5965]

⁠@@user-ht6pc7zs7xI’d get that point, if it was still his first reign. If he gets another title shot, it would be his second immediate rematch for the title. He needs to get a kick in the ass that forces him to realize the title is gone.

[@Hats502]

@@user-ht6pc7zs7xafter he lost to Pereira yea, but this was his first defense after regaining the belt. His first reign doesn’t matter here. If it was a really close fight with a controversial decision then maybe

[@smirking8457]

Strickland is proof that sparing time is above all else (at the sacrifice brain cells). He may look nervous before the fights, but he's very comfortable with shots coming his way, and he has crazy conditioning w/ the pace he puts on.

[@itsawill9268]

I don’t about that everyone does things differently

[@smirking8457]

@@itsawill9268 It is what it is. Most people don’t hard spar like that as the sole perpetration because it turns you into a vegetable in the long run. James Tony did the same thing when he was boxing. It’s bad for your brain, but you can’t replace/emulate fight conditions when it comes to experience.

[@itsawill9268]

@@smirking8457 still there are different ways but I sort of agree

[@riccardozanetti2893]

Depends on the fighter. Whatever means you use, it's the end goal that matters. On one hand, you have Strickland, whose movement and pace thrives off of lots of sparring. On the other hand, you have guys like Holloway, who are impeccably fluid in the cage and do pretty much no sparring. Strickland touched this topic on his podcast with Chris Curtis, saying that it's his fighting style that allows him to spar so much and viceversa. By putting himself through several sparring sessions, Strickland had to develop his defensive style almost out of necessity. At the same time, by avoiding damage and being defensively sound, he can get more sparring rounds and reap the benefits without getting too hurt. He also mentioned how this method wouldn't work with a guy like Curtis, who tends to take damage in order to dish it to his opponent

[@richcantgame]

Max and Tony didn’t spar and both were top guys in their division at points.

[@BrodyStephano]

I was screaming when Sean got the knockdown in round 1. After that I knew this Sean came to fucking scrap.

[@HouseOldSkoolRaver]

Unreal the following you have now bro life changing good too see it.

[@shorttime73]

Just woke up to this fantastic news 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@BeardedDante]

Sean Stricklands boxing Is underrated

[@jordanmiller5946]

I don’t get how people are saying Izzy had an off night, Sean tagged him horrendously and probably concussed him the rest of the fight. Sean bullied this poor loser.

[@richcantgame]

Says the loser hating 😂

[@Samtino20]

Facts, it was never close

[@sachinbk1347]

Poatan beat Sean in the first round and Sean schooled Izzy for 5 rounds. Alex out did Izzy here as well.

[@farikoliquidz4606]

Bro made it’s 5-1 if we include him beating Jan to get sole custody of adesanya.

[@2moreminutes]

​@@farikoliquidz4606sole custody is crazy 😂😂

[@steviewonder417]

Styles make fights

[@SaintPapo1]

Im crying 😂😂 spot on analysis of izzy psychologically. Spot on. The trolling is top tier. I dont see him doing tiktok dances now😂

[@Therealpiggerr]

This is closest I've felt to world peace

[@5541james]

Hahahaha so true all feels right for today in the world!! But then Monday the non stop winging and whining will all start again.

[@user-gn7ph2gc1d]

The fact that he showed probably his best performance in a while and beat Poatan and now lost to Strickland is almost surreal

[@lowlowseesee]

not just lost, he got murked super early in that fight in never really looks good in fights lol

[@Jake-up3wh]

@@poopyanalbumholeexcuses 🤣 Izzy himself said he took him seriously…

[@xNinjamodx]

​@SamBANKmanHeeb That wasn't a lucky punch and even if it was. Lucky punches are only landed by those who still have the will to win. So regardless of if it was "lucky' or not, it only happened because izzy threw it

[@cameron2900x]

Strickland > periera > adesanya Sean number one América number one 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@cameron2900x]

@@Jake-up3whyeah saying he didn’t take him seriously is such cope it was just a bad match up

[@rohan6727]

Bro literally beat him with 1,2 and a front kick 💀💀 Chad Strickland 💪

[@markduarte1349]

This is the power of traditional boxing vs MMA striking. This is why every MMA fighter ever gets beat by youtubers who train boxing for a year. No amount of MMA flowstriking stylebending bullshit can measure up to a guy who just has his hands up with a standard philly shell and is willing to put a jab in front of you constantly. That's where the MMA takedowns are supposed to come in, but with a pure striker like Adesanya, there's no fall back, so he just gets pieced up

[@forwardmoving8252]

Such a massively stupid comment. Ben askren, tyron Woodley, and a 45 year-old Silva are not top ufc strikers. Stop talking

[@henriknemeth3370]

Well said.

[@siegfriedgottz698]

Izzy was on back foot whole fight too non stop pressure

[@ashleyden]

Well tbf Alex is a kick boxer like Izzy and it didn’t effect Alex

[@siegfriedgottz698]

different styles of kickboxing alex throws single hard shots with intent to hurt izzy taps away at you until he finds an opening@@ashleyden

[@mainstreammop2711]

Guru is my favourite mma streamer or media guy period again now. The comments on the guys first "f" of the night was hilarious. Plus the brits stick together

[@Bringmedejuice]

I agree with you, we need the octagon microphone to catch the fighter trash talk during the fight. It would really make the fight more exciting

[@windaygo9450]

Finally a real black champion

[@kingt0295]

Fr

[@natandtheguy1]

Israel looked like he was coming off steroids he was slow , looked dryed up, also in his pre fight interviews he looked like he was about to cry at times in a few interviews I saw and on the main press conference he was super quiet he didn’t have the steroid confidence like usual. He was exposed with his man boob and had to get off the juice.

[@anarchy1090]

Steroid confidence lmaoooo .. facts

[@Flyc2]

@@anarchy1090😂😂😂

[@LeeSeanSullivan]

The estrogen dominates the testosterone production when coming off steroids, many bodybuilders are very emotional coming off the Juice.