How Sean Strickland Figured out Adesanya

[@kenanKTV]

Dana is delusional: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3q4lnl7oqqfabc

[@ferdinandvillanueva7565]

Izzy is done what is he going to do move up in weight class lol they will eat izzy alive in the next weight class.

[@PutTheFriesInTheBag5]

​@@ferdinandvillanueva7565move down

[@biokemical]

Didn't figure him out at all actually, just fought like every single other of his fights but just happened to be a style that Adesanya couldn't deal with.

[@PutTheFriesInTheBag5]

@@biokemical classic Izzy fan

[@biokemical]

@@PutTheFriesInTheBag5 Not at all, he's cringe master just stating facts. Sean fought the exact same fight he always has. I like Sean.

[@literallyshaking8019]

Sean’s poise was what really struck me. By far the biggest fight of his life, and yet he never sent for a takedown, never rushed in, never overextended, etc. He kept his mind on the mission from bell to bell, kept the fight in his range and simply walked Adesanya down using nothing but the basics. Incredible performance on so many levels.

[@VCanisMajorisY]

The last 20 seconds he lost his mind a little.

[@breymantis]

@@VCanisMajorisYbro i was so scared izzy was gonna one hit him when that happened 🤣🤣

[@Ottoni174]

idk why mma fighters don't throw straight punches much more often, its much harder to dodge it since you can combo it with a kick after and the small gloves makes it much harder to block it fully like in boxing

[@ulisesmontoya9366]

@@Ottoni174 because its not boxing, u will get taken down by a wrestler

[@mattmyers1655]

Same here man. I was worried watching him during his walk out. I thought he looked a little nervous. Turns out he was just so focused on the task his face didn’t know it lol

[@sterling441]

The defense was on a level never seen before. He blocked, checked, slipped, rolled, parried EVERYTHING. Was like something out of a movie.

[@drealboy_]

My boy put there looking like Floyd with the Philly roll

[@DirtyDev]

Not only was the defense elite but He was also unfazed by anything Israel did, Sean blocked and deflected everything but also walked Adesanya down and beat his ass.

[@atomsk1972]

Yes, I don't see him simply walking into punches and kicks. He was avoiding them whilst walking Izzy down.

[@masina9447]

No analysis is complete without looking at defense. Strickland's was better than all Adesanya's other opponents. Same thing was true with Weidman. Silva used the same tricky strikes he did against Griffin, Belfort, Okami, etc but Weidman defended it all and that's why he got a KO/KD in both fights.

[@terrafair3248]

Ultra instinct

[@spacemanjupiter]

I just can't believe how incredibly patient Strickland was. He is always pretty calm, but made extra, EXTRA sure he didn't make mistakes or lose patience for Izzy to capitalize on even one time. The composure was super impressive. That dude is a lot smarter than he portrays himself to be.

[@dodo19923]

He barely took his eyes off izzy's the whole fight... Just LASER focused on him watching every twitch/faint he made.

[@robinbaleshtc]

Yeah compared to the Pereira fight, I thought he would lose for sure. Good for him

[@-Ice_Cold-]

@@robinbaleshtc Styles make fights. And Pereira is a better than Izzy

[@philipwhitcomb5358]

Towards the end I became concerned he'd get knocked out in the last few seconds when he dropped his hands momentarily. 😮

[@tycoontroy1484]

Much smarter

[@oxsila]

Sean literally came in with a combo of everything Pereira and Gastelum did well against Izzy. Had the size that Gastelum didn't have and had the defense that Pereira didn't have. Was beautiful to watch

[@andreajr2021]

yes!key:presure solid defense i1-2 combo jab and flash ,just go tag izzy with comming from the distance ,so Izzy cant developed his hit and run,he always frustatic cause cant thinking well as he got presure !

[@7ssav]

Perfect

[@yomi_jeremy3964]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Jared Cannonier, who had the gameplan, but not the execution.

[@bibekjung7404]

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[@gkjester]

Sean also slipped so many punches. He did not look like he fought 5 rounds at the end.

[@personreanimation]

This was a total dismantling by Sean. Izzy couldn't throw a punch without Sean mirroring him in defense. It was a masterclass on exactly how to fight smart and concise. It may be my favorite display of skill in any fight I have ever witnessed.

[@joebeta1837]

You have the most technical answer here in all of the comments. Thank you.

[@edsaban572]

The fight was boring.

[@M.Y.K-tube]

Call fighters by their first names?

[@UncensoredMMA]

​@edsaban572 because you wanted israel "dog molester" adesanya to win lol

[@punnygod6287]

​@@edsaban572if you wanna watch a boxing match do that. Sean dismantled Izzy and made him look like an amateur and if you don't find that entertaining you need to study more about the sport

[@syedasharimam]

How can you not enjoy the victory of Sean Strickland? He faced so many tough times and now he is a champion. Very inspiring ❤️

[@judeuzonwanne8516]

I am truly happy for Sean Strickland❤ He went all out, gave his best and won a well deserved victory. Much props to coach Eric Nicksick the champion maker🏆

[@TheFightingSheep]

It was truly heartwarming, but not surprising after the way Izzy got embarrassed and shut down at the press conference.

[@mmarco8787]

You're just repeating another man's talking points. I hope you realize that's what you're doing. You need to start having your own thoughts. How do I know this? Name three of Sean's "tough times" that are any different from anyone else's "tough times." You've just heard him say that a 100 times and have taken it as gospel. Grow a brain.

[@aleksiheija8170]

​@@TheFightingSheep100% I've always been a sucker for unerdog stories and this story was one of the best underdog stories in mma history. Everyone counted Strickland out, took the fight short notice, had to get through jet lag and fight in the champ's "home" arena. And still put out an absolute masterclass performance.

[@ron5978]

Man this guy proved everybody wrong. He is an inspiration for everyone. Sean has proved - We can do it even when no one believes us.

[@dragos1638]

We arent giving enough credit to Strickland, his combat IQ has evolved massively

[@BR-re7oz]

@@ljsims13 Lol how is suga cherry picking he beat the top two guys in the division other than him.

[@RRR_Motorsports]

Honestly so has gaethje's

[@midgetporn9735]

@@ljsims13 Is this the brain damage people are talking about? lmao

[@ogeI]

​@@ljsims13o malley murks yan then sterling. He's not Cherry picking proved you fools wrong

[@ljsims13]

@@ogeI look how man fight aljo had in the past year compared to Sean and he didn’t beat yan

[@dorianjosue6467]

It bugged me how no one was mentioning the front kick to the body. Everytime Izzy threw from round three onward Sean through that kick and landed. You could visibly see Izzy drop his guard lower to compensate. He had no answers for Sean

[@dlife7427]

Alex probably helped him with that

[@Cagefighter209]

@@dlife7427get off ur knees 🤣🤣🤣

[@bac8730]

@@Cagefighter209Sounds like you’re talking from experience, Tinkerbell!

[@NewportB0agies]

@@Cagefighter209 why are you using emojis?

[@damnridge]

​@@Cagefighter209bro they are training partners

[@jordanlutz8307]

I honestly think that the insane amount of sparring Sean does was his biggest advantage. Sparring that much can allow you to easily read opponents movements.

[@deesaucy_]

💯

[@kazz811]

It also causes a lot more brain damage.

[@ianbrannan9608]

you ever sparred before? you dont have to go full blast 100% of the time. id say you do hard sparring less than 50% of the time..@@kazz811

[@ufcdaddy]

​@@kazz811who TF cares people develop brain damage normally

[@workmailcom2442]

@@ufcdaddya lot of people care

[@MartialLiam]

People really forget how important the fundamentals are in combat sports. Great vid

[@KKTVShorts]

Thank u brother Liam

[@undrewwiggins1709]

This fight and the current state of the middleweight division makes me realize just how much matchups make fights. No matter how good a fighter is, there is always tricky matchups that they just can't overcome. Crazy stuff

[@hoi-polloi1863]

It's like rock-paper-scissors, just with guys getting punched in the face.

[@N-StoleMyBike-x9x]

its state of mma not just the division

[@CallousCarter]

I think Marvin Vetorri would be a very tough out for Sean. Rob Whittaker could be a nightmare for him but Sean could time him lunging in with a big counter and get a highlight real KO like DDP did as well.

[@garbour456]

lol that's a pretty great analogy actually. Reminds me of the old Deep Thought from SNL; "To me boxing is like ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other"@@hoi-polloi1863

[@dukenukem7043]

@@CallousCarter i dont think vitori would ever fight sean cus they trained alot together and they like each other, but apparently sean got the better of him in sparring but that doesn't say much. but i do think sean has leveled up, i'd love to see him rematch alex

[@syedasharimam]

Sean proved it very well that when you have nothing to lose you are the most dangerous man

[@leeham6230]

That's not even what happened. He simply outboxed him with calculated counters and pressure, all through training.

[@OneShotGamingg]

@@leeham6230nah bro. I like Izzy but he simply ran into a guy who clearly knew where his strengths were & took it away. Adesanya looked completely lost in that fight.

[@zacknight9137]

This take is dumb, nothing to lose? If he lost he’d never sniff a title shot again. This was the culmination of his entire life’s work . Stop repeating what you hear online because you think it sounds dramatic he was just better.

[@grippler3166]

​@zacknight9137 they're repeating what Adesanya said at the prefight press conference lol. Of course Sean had tons to lose. 1. Future title shots. 2. Tons of money. 3. Letting his team, friends, and family down.

[@dontplay9937]

@@zacknight9137calm down puss let’s be real full focused adesanya will beat Sean in the rematch I’m not even a fan of him

[@marshkid1]

Sean is abnormally fast. Punches and reflexes. Made Izzy look slow. I think he’s gifted there genetically.

[@Goofball6trillion]

He made one of the best middleweights ever look bad in this fight and wasn’t even bruised

[@XavierP333]

Strickland is autistic. He said that himself in the post fight interview

[@avg_user-dd2yb]

He threw some very fast combos... Izzy was shook after first round.

[@KingdomOfDimensions]

I'd love to see a frame by frame analysis of Sean's reaction time cause I'd bet it's pretty abnormal. Either that or he's trained for incredible accuracy and timing, cause he was a sniper with those jabs.

[@davidshatto7604]

True man his defense was some of the best I’ve seen. It didn’t look like Izzy could land anything

[@Beestieboy1]

Lack of skill and lack of versatility? Bruce Lee said it best: 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. That's Sean Strickland. His fundamentals were so much higher level, he made it look easy against one of the best ever to do it. Mad respect.

[@DanBires]

Solid boxing Repetition, Consistancy and high output pressure the guy was unstoppable looked like a machine out there. His defense was the best I have ever seen against one of the best kickboxers in the world. World Class performance and hats off to Sean for an amazing fight.

[@andreajr2021]

no need rematch that will be same result1 believe me! because Strickland already tag his Adesanya strategic ( footwork,style 'hit and run'). Strickand always using efective striking with solid defense with his kicking leg and 1-2 combo jab and flash ! the key is presure and strickland has good IQ knowing the distance avoid counter atack hit and run adesanya , adesanya feel frustatic cause he cant get any result from hit and run ! so all effort with adesanya as long as he didnt change it then the result will same just move on ! Adesanya just go fight khamzat or DDD!

[@Matthew-Godsgift]

Most of Izzys punches rolled off Seans shoulders every body kick Izzy threw landed directly in Seans elbow Sean caught hes leg like he was a kid... damn Sean is the man 🤠

[@oneluv66]

That Periera knockout for Strickland was probably the best thing for him, he played very patient this time around, didn’t get baited or wild

[@CallousCarter]

He was still overreaching on parry's here but it's not something Izzy exploits well just like we saw vs Jan.

[@romxxii]

​@@CallousCarterthey were both swinging for the fences with every single one of those counter exchanges. I honestly felt that one of them was gonna be finished that way.

[@thegoons3415]

and the headkockout. he gets better the more times he gets knocked out

[@syedasharimam]

Sean is the man of his word and he did exact same thing inside the octagon. Sean kept going forward and forward. Love it

[@johnbraucher1499]

Styles make fights. When you are the stand out in training you're the stand out in the fight. Sean trains very unique, ONLY SPARRING....he's been telling people this is the key forever now. Sparring and getting hit every day not only makes you not afraid of Izzy's strikes but it makes you skilled in real inside combat. Sean is the chosen one.

[@taylorskidmore2760]

Sean did what we wanted everybody to do vs Adesanya. Nobody pressures him, everybody says they will but once they are in there, they get mystified by Adesanyas movement. Sean used his perfect defense to stand in front of Izzy and just hit him with basics when Izzy was using the flashy shit. He kept going back to the well with the head kick and those leaning hooks he throws but Sean saw it every time and was even countering. Sean Strickland beating Izzy, especially how he beat him, was such a huge payoff for me personally after getting so frustrated from years of seeing guys get frozen in front of Izzy.

[@andreajr2021]

yes!key:presure solid defense i1-2 combo jab and flash ,just go tag izzy with comming from the distance ,so Izzy cant developed his hit and run,he always frustatic cause cant thinking well as he got presure !

[@GhostfaceRuga]

W take. It was such a breath of fresh air watching someone not give in to dogmans tactics. His game plan has always been to run away for 15 or 25 minutes, induce a chase, land a couple counter strikes or lucky counter KO, and continue to run the rest of the fight hoping he wins on the scorecards. Sean is 100% the better fighter and even giving dogman an immediate rematch would have the same outcome. Sean is a better mixed martial artist then dogman is. Dogman should retire, he’s had a good run but he’s at the end of the road.

[@mohammedmiah7554]

you think SS has perfect defence 😂? If he fought Pereira again he will probably get knocked out.

[@marcuslatrent528]

​@mohammedmiah7554 he trained with Alex, so they know each other very well now

[@mohammedmiah7554]

@@marcuslatrent528 true but that wouldn’t change what would happen

[@brayanm04]

Adesanya getting another immediate rematch is crazy. He wasnt on a long win streak this time and was completely outclassed this fight.

[@stevenwilliams3015]

How inconsiderate can you be? Izzy deserves the rematch after all his achievements. He didn't need to fight this year but he did. Stop this hatred on Izzy. He is only a human

[@Alex-sm6pv]

That is not how it works. You do not get a rematch after being outclassed like that. On top of that he lost recently to Pereira and got instant rematch, now again? No way. Why did not Oliveira get instant rematch but he had to smash Dariush to earn his shot again? Why did not Valentina Shevchenko get a rematch after fighting a bigger fighter in a super close fight after facing Amanda? They are only human too, right?@@stevenwilliams3015

[@Strelok7847]

@@stevenwilliams3015bros crying for Izzy

[@Thelegendhimself16]

@@Strelok7847yup

[@guilhermegoncalves990]

@@stevenwilliams3015stop cry bro drink water

[@AusarisTV]

Another thing I wanted to add, speaking as a Boxer who primarily uses the Philly Shell and the Half Shell. Strickland has modified the Philly Shell in a unique way that works for MMA, standing more squared and less bladed like you would in Boxing but he still doesn’t roll well with lead hooks which is one of the big punches for defeating Philly Shell boxers. This is because of him being both squared and the smaller gloves used in MMA. In Boxing, the meta to beat the Philly Shell is to intentionally throw straight punches at the forearms (another forgotten fundamental aspect of Boxing that you don’t see done anymore), jab the shoulder, lead hook up top, overhand right (even if they roll with it, you will still catch them over the shoulder), and especially lead uppercuts to split the shell up the middle and then power uppercuts to put them on their ass. Izzy did none of this. Not to mention in the open stance, the Philly Shell is very weak against opposite stances fighters. Even Mayweather would abandon the Philly Shell against Southpaws and would instead use the High Guard. Go watch his fights with Zab Judah and Manny Pacquiao as good examples. Izzy could’ve made this more competitive if he, like you said, worked on evolving as a fighter. What I really liked about Sean’s performance was his consistent use of flicker jabs, you see it all the time in Boxing but almost never used in MMA. Izzy had no answer for Sean’s flicker jab. Another aspect of Sean’s game that nobody talks about is his use of the European Long Guard. Most Boxers use around 2 or 3 different guards for certain situations, and most Philly Shell boxers will either use a High Guard or a Half Shell as secondary guards. Sean doesn’t use High Guard/Half Shell but instead used the European Long Guard to catch/frame against all of the looping right hands and overhands that Izzy tried to throw over the top while rolling. That was actually very impressive and takes a lot of discipline and poise to master. Again, looking at Strickland’s fight with Pereira who is a lead hook specialist, it is a lot more difficult to roll with lead hooks in a squared, upright Philly Shell stance with 4 oz gloves in MMA especially when you have to take kicks into consideration. Sean has gotten cracked quite a few times with lead (left) hooks. Another thing I had forgot to mention earlier on in regards to beating Philly Shell boxers is constant forward pressure. Philly Shell requires a lot of disciplined footwork and distance management. Sean does better when he leads the dance but has struggled and even lost when he let his opponents lead the dance. Again, Izzy’s willingness to concede octagon control is what got him in trouble against guys who have very good boxing and forward pressure. If they do rematch, it would be interesting to see how they both readjust.

[@MrDvfdsv]

Nice take! I would add that staying more upright and arching the back in a Philly against hooks works well but that would open up takedowns a lot in mma.... Which Izzy is not known for though, so it would've been a shock to see him capitalize on that. And then as you said, the long guard is so good for him because it also makes deflecting kicks easier since he only used it when there was distance between them created by him backing down for a second. It must have been so frustrating for Izzy to have someone come at him not at full force but slow and steady which messes up his counterstriking and each time he wanted to throw something, may it be hooks or kicks, Sean already read that and stepped back switching to the long guard to immediately come back in pressuring and going back to a tight Philly that can't be capitalized on by a wrong parry off a feint. Truly brilliant.

[@johnotoole5786]

Thank u for that analysis

[@AusarisTV]

@@johnotoole5786 yezzir, that’s what all my sparring partners do to me lol

[@madpotato2740]

Thank you for the insight! Just wanna say that the long guard isnt exclusive to Europeans as u say, Thais have been using too for a long time.

[@AusarisTV]

@@madpotato2740 oh I’m already knowing. It’s just that they are used slightly differently hence the specific name or region rather

[@seyo8068]

Fascinating how calm Sean was the whole fight. Dude didn’t even break a sweat until R4, just perfect imo👌👏👏👏. And he deserved it man!!

[@infamouscheesecake2232]

Knowing that izzy always leans back to counter strike, it was beautiful that sean always got him back against the cage where he can't lean back and with stricklands defence izzy couldnt do nothing. It was beautiful

[@MomDoer-qc7iw]

What's even more amazing is he would stop when he got too close to the cage since Izzy likes to use it to bounce off and strike. He kept him at the perfect distance from the cage the entire night. Close enough he can't lean back, far away enough he can't use it for stabilizing his shots. Fantastic stuff

[@txup92g33]

Who would've thought Sean would make Izzy look like an amateur. What a time to be alive

[@honestlee9921]

Seans defense is actually really good

[@RogueSanta]

He has a weird defense style like Alex Poirier

[@xinsanedefeatx]

​@@RogueSantaAlex Poirier 😅 It's called the Philly shell

[@Javv11..]

​​@@xinsanedefeatx philly shell with pushing and not running like all the Mayweathers

[@Colin-gr8bd]

Sean reminded me of Floyd Mayweather's style.. amazing defense, congratulations to the new champ Strickland 🇺🇲

[@elyas4637]

Philly Shell that walks down opponents💀 only in MMA

[@GangstalkingClips]

I cannot believe what I was seeing. This one may be the biggest upsets of all time. Respect to Strickland for this one AndNew

[@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302]

Still think Serra defeating GSP or Holmes defeating Rousey probably takes that top spot for upsets but this was up there. Definitely a shock for a lot of people.

[@davidmoran7827]

Sean Strickland's game plan was to fight like he always fights, moving forward, staying constantly in the pocket, patient with his shots. Suprising that Adensanya wasn't ready for that.

[@NCPPGpilot]

To say that Strickland lacks skill is a bit of a stretch. It's basics, and he's very good at the basics. However, you are absolutely correct in that there's nothing flashy-N-fancy, which was of great benefit. I must admit that it was comforting seeing Adesanya fed some humble pie, slice after slice. In a perfect world, Pico Jones and Improper McGregor will have pies waiting for them as well.

[@starryguides]

What is this obsession with MMA and Boxing fans and "being humble"?

[@JordanKobra]

great quality content! and uploaded super quick with actual fight footage! amazing for those of us who missed the fight and cant find anywhere to watch it yet. immediate sub

[@kenanKTV]

More to come!

[@GR13027]

Sean did a phenomenal job checking Adensaya leg kicks

[@ChicanoSteve]

Somehow I had a strong feeling Sean Strickland was gonna win this fight cause he was written off by absolutely everyone and was sorely overlooked! Any pro fighter has a chance to win a fight, especially someone who is challenging for a world title!...

[@Kevin12321]

Literally said the same thing all week

[@ricksgiggle8852]

You don't say. I had absolutely no care this card was happening this weekend and maybe Friday something told me The American is going to take it. I should bet strickland but I never take chances being broke right now and damn I should've put at least $50 on him..I hate when the brightest ideas come out the blue and I write them off. The biggest upsets seem to happen when no one thinks it's possible.

[@helloman3676]

Everyone always claimed they know who would win after the fight 😂😂😂 the truth is, you don’t, otherwise you would bet your whole life worth on it.

[@ChicanoSteve]

@@ricksgiggle8852 Man! I'm was in the same boat too man! 🤯🤯🤯

[@MaddogHernandez09]

I was thinking I’d be funny if Sean Strickland won but he’s probably gonna get dog walked but as soon as I saw the first few seconds of the fight I knew izzy didn’t have that dog to win the fight this time

[@Lowdo1549]

Some credit to Eric Nicksick too. His corner work was tremendous. Sean and Eric deserve all the praise

[@bluceree7312]

Pereira said the exact same thing months ago. He said that Strickland's style is made to defeat Izzy and he was right. I don't know what would happen in a rematch.

[@xSiGMA.]

that big counter punch was incredibly beautiful.

[@redguy2312]

Also Sean defence to! The Philly shell absorbed most of Adesanya strikes and kicks and Sean's tips to the body controlled the distance every time Adesanya tried to move forward.

[@personreanimation]

When I saw the shell I started sweating. That is one of the most intimidating stances to see when you are getting massive pressure.

[@Eshayzbra96]

blocked and checked every punch nearly. Aint nobody gonna talk shit about his stance. It just works lol

[@JeffBourke]

The thumbnail says everything - instead of getting punched, punch him in the face first. Brilliant.

[@CommandoMaster]

Sean's reaction time was also insane. Was able to keep up with Izzy's movement and strikes. Even the gas tank held up.

[@surajkamble3538]

Alex Pereira is official father of Israel adesanya now Alex poatan Pereira beats all that fighters who beat Israel adesanya man

[@HILAL19564]

Exactly

[@ddanielbragg88]

Alex learned from his loss to Izzy and passed those lessons on to Stricland.

[@ronaldcelestial8847]

part of being a fighter. Lose some , win some

[@Cagefighter209]

He got knocked out last fight 🤣🤣meat rider

[@chef_hood]

Straight up meat riding 😂 ur pathetic

[@sebekkha]

Excellent analysis. Izzy is a great kickboxer and compared to the majority of MMA fighters he will out-strike and overwhelm them. But this is MMA. And sadly he hasn't evolved and improved his other skill-sets. And to be completely honest his striking has become predictable. Sean did an amazing job of neutralising Izzy with fundamentals. Checking kicks, using jabs and not allowing Izzy time to get comfortable by constantly walking him down. It was a real stellar performance and I can't see Izzy beating Sean in a rematch. He won't have enough time to make the necessary adjustments and his wrestling and jiu-jitsu are terrible. Sean wins again imo.

[@romxxii]

I mean he's been trying, but he never used them here. Have you forgotten the first Poatan fight (the one he lost) where he was actually _wrestling?_ Yeah it's not amazing ground work, but he's clearly trying to add to his arsenal. I think he just didn't recover from that first round knockdown.

[@vapesog232]

Thats what everyone said vs perira 😢

[@W1ng_]

izzy has a great team like volk and craig jones, also he's gonna train with jon jones soon so yk

[@benjaminrichard7741]

Sean Strickland mopped the floor with him! 💪

[@thepaxaas90]

5 rounds in the pocket for Strickland and izzy running from him all the time .We all can noticed in Izzy's eyes that he looked like he was watching a zombie with unlimited cardio in front of him doing pressure all the time . Much love for Strickland from Portugal 🇵🇹 THIS IS WHY WE LOVE MMA!

[@oxsila]

Izzy got rocked super early though. Important to remember when you say that all he did was run. He went from being aggressive in round 1 to just being in survival mode after he got rocked

[@yoyo170rs]

Styles making fights is such a throw away Stricklands mastery of thr basics combined with impenetrable defence won, was not a stylistic matchuo that made it

[@VenomHK]

Adesanya made fun of Strickland's striking he thought it'd be a walk in the park 😂😂

[@joeschmoe3665]

Izzy also despite the annoying comparisons to Anderson Silva and even Jon Jones (hilarious) never developed any offensive grappling so if he can't beat you in the striking he has nothing

[@joungyalen25]

I don't know much about fighting, but wouldn't using knees and elbows help for longer fighters who are fighting shorter fighters who have the advantage on the inside as well? You're reducing the length of your strikes while also delivering a more concentrated blow than a traditional punch, which could compete with the shorter fighter who I would imagine naturally produces more power punching up with the use of his hips and legs than a tall fighter punching down primarily generating power from his torso in the inside. I see Jon Jones use elbows and knees a lot; also Muay Thai uses them a lot too along with a clench to set it up a lot the of time. A few elbows or a knee would discourage anyone from walking you down. That would seem like a simple solution for a long kickboxer who feels most comfortable striking.

[@rithrean]

@@joungyalen25 That depends on the fighter and how they stylistically match-up. Fighting in the THAI CLINCH usually works on fighters that are not strong fighting in the POCKET. They usually cease up under pressure when tangled up. In this case with IZZY he likes to utilize his SPACE for range and movement. Where as clinching with Strickland would probably be a bad idea because he likes to press forward and doesn't mind fighting in the pocket and exchange with you. Or as Strickland puts it "fighting in the PHONE BOOTH". Jone's is the same way but he does have great defense with his wrestling. But if you watch his fights carefully he doesn't like to be pressured and put against the cage were he is limited in SPACE to fight using his RANGE. That is why you will always see guys like him with that long range frame reset their position back to the center of the cage or circle their opponents to try and stay off the cage. Strickland did a great job in cutting off the cage and backing IZZY up so he couldn't go switch stance on him and fight off his back leg. Poatan did the same thing to IZZY. The thing is this fight game is all about timing and inches for anyone to get caught with an opening and that is where IZZY is good at with his counter striking. He's dangerous at any given moment if he SNIPERS you and lands with one shot. Kenanktv breaks down IZZY fighting habits pretty good.

[@alexanderivanov2326]

i totally agree about izzy but also i find it incredibly hilarious how much of a d rider of jones u are ... not only he was caught with PEDS but look at his last wins besides gane ? reyes ?? 100% won 3 rounds of 5 refs leaning towards jones , he basically runs away from any risk fights rn , why doesnt he fight sergei ? ? because hes scared , why didnt he fight jan ?? because he was scared...yes jones was one of the greats of old times but hes not what he used to be hes only that in d riders heads like urself

[@vin8754]

​@@rithreanwhy do you type like Greg Heffley

[@rithrean]

@@vin8754 Quit banging your head against the walls and put on your hockey helmet.

[@philip230884]

Don't fear the man who throws 1000s of kicks and punches, fear the man who's thrown 1 punch 1000 times. SEAN STRICKLAND

[@mikemoon6245]

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. ...Bruce Lee

[@philip230884]

@@mikemoon6245 I re phrased for the man of the hour....

[@philip230884]

@@mikemoon6245 Sean Tarzan Strickland

[@mikemoon6245]

@@philip230884 I m kinda thought so...I grew up in the 70's. Bruce was a god to us. No offense.

[@philip230884]

@@mikemoon6245 100%

[@the_fake_fool2081]

I dont think people realise that sean strickland is actually an increadibly good technical boxer, he isnt as good of a kickboxer but he is one of the best straight up boxers in the ufc

[@vm1997]

Great breakdown brother! Strickland definitely broke Adesanya's enigma and was able to defeat him with only basics. That is absolutely crazy and for me not surprising at all. Why? I knew that Sean Strickland was absolutely banana in his head, but when it comes to fighting, he knows how to use his skills and fight IQ. Good for him!

[@NillymNilly93]

Very good breakdown bro. I know nothing of the current mma/ufc era as I am a boxing fan. But you did a good job breaking things down for a casual like me. Thanks fam 🙏🏿

[@kenanKTV]

Glad you enjoyed

[@zabiarayyan3530]

I know right! Nd to be honest he said exactly what i always thought of Adasanya. People talk about how great he is nd stuff but if u think about it he hasn’t improved even one bit, coming to UFC. He used to be a kickboxer nd he still is a kickboxer. He literally has nothing else to offer. Also if you think about it, there is not a single fighter that has elite wrestling background that he fought except Romero but unfortunately Romero decided to not fight at all. I genuinely believe khamzat would have submitted him the first round. Its sad that some people watch these sports but have absolutely no clue about anything nd how it works. Adasanya is lucky to be in this division but I guess his time is up!

[@personreanimation]

Bro you know seeing that Philly Shell by Sean gave you some love for his style.

[@GabrielSantana-df6ge]

One thing that always bothered me while watching Adesanya's striking, it's his layers of defense, relying only on leaning his head backwards and circling(which he does very well), however, I've alway thought that he was very beatable due to this and no fighters were able to expose him, except for Poatan (who has bad habits in his last fight with izzy - and payed for it) and Gastelum. Sean Strickland didn't fall for any of his feints, closed the distance in a sneaky way, and added George Foreman style of avoiding getting punched. Dude looked so good yesterday that I couldn't believe, that knockdown in the first round was amazing as well. Well deserved win for Sean, and one of Izzy's worst performance ever, probably, didn't show a lot of fight IQ, unable to readapt, looked one-dimensional and a little tired.

[@syedasharimam]

Sean very well caught Izzy's chin in first round. No other fighters caught Izzy's chin like Sean did ❤️

[@oldschooltakingyaback]

Like Teddy Atlas said, and always says, "The jab sets the table, the other hand eats."

[@dudesah1446]

I can’t believe Sean beat a guy who is literally growing an entire female breast. What an inspiration man.

[@Goofball6trillion]

Lol that’s from all the steroids lol

[@konodioda3854]

its in sean's genes ;)

[@ellieswagaye]

im telling you man defensive striking is the new meta, look at chito's last fight vs pedro when he was constantly parrying and as you said with strickland here winning hand positioning. With both of these guys you see the similarity in how they can just walk down the opponent fearlessly and win the fight with hardly any trouble. Its critical to winning those striking exchanges and we're really seeing it more now

[@MMAJOEY69]

It works great against guys who don’t shoot

[@kovenmaitreya7184]

You're one of the few people to notice this.

[@assassin7250]

Chito and Sean used to train together.

[@m.rivers9201]

Sean is a sparring machine and thus had all the answers last night. He mauled Adesanya who had no answers.

[@daviddavis1322]

Dude great analysis. The southpaw - kicking point probably was the thing that made Adesanya completely demoralized.

[@Mid-AirMan]

Strickland said he was going to harness his inner Kelvin Gastelum and it looks like he did.

[@HiItsMars]

Strickland fight iq has had a sharp increase from those 20 round gym spars and it shows

[@felicytatomaszewska]

It is too much fun to see Adesanya knocked out like a spaghetti

[@Cell9074]

lol which knock out?

[@oxsila]

Izzy's only been knocked out once and that was by Pereira in kickboxing. He's been rocked in UFC though. That's not being knocked out though

[@lakanron640]

Izzy was training mostly Grappling for this fight, as he anticipated Strickland to Wrestle him.

[@ManabuHori]

Truly insane. 2 Sean champs at once😂 What a time to live in

[@konodioda3854]

Year of the SEAN BABYY lets gooooooooooo

[@grlfcgombeenhunter2897]

Great Irish ☘️ name 😂

[@GoTravelSA]

The Thing is that Sean is Better at the Basics and He Spars Every day against the Best. He took out the Distance and Brilliant defense naturally and Confidence from Sparring Constantly with the Best. I had a feeling he would win unless Izzy got a Lucky Head Kick in. Hard Sparring vs.. kicking pads changes things. Congrats to Sean.

[@teddyjackson1902]

looking like no immediate rematch which is the right call. Considering how Sean dog walked him with a very disciplined and identifiable game plan, I’d like to see Izzy matched up with someone else to see if they can duplicate Sean’s success using Sean’s blueprint. That’s the intriguing aspect of this for me. It would tell us how exceptional Sean’s skill set and discipline was for that fight and give us a sense for Izzy’s ability to adjust for that style.

[@syedasharimam]

Hahaha even referee was happy to announce the winner 😂❤

[@burnindownthehouse]

Strickland really isn't a heavy hitter, though. He's good at boxing, but he's not known as a heavy hitter. I don't think he overpowered Adesanya. He fought a smarter fight, though. Usually when he puts a guy down to the canvas it is with timing. He has good timing.

[@aquatazer]

He’s definitely stronger than Izzy physically, but Strickland brought up his lack of power in the post-fight press conference. The difference is all in that timing and placement. He’s ridiculously good at timing his punches, it takes a lot to tag Izzy when he’s running the entire fight. I think Sean’s sacrificed brain cells for fight knowledge, because of his crazy amount of sparring he can see almost everything coming his way now. Especially after losing to and training with Pereira.

[@swanksnake]

just good boxing fundamentals izzy makes a lot of mistakes w his hands and boxing but makes up for it with his attributes

[@MalosiAudios]

It’s like a former ufc champ said “precision beats power.” Izzy might’ve been stronger & faster, but Strickland’s strong fundamentals, precision & timing handed him this perfect victory.

[@basedsigma5634]

How do you knock someone semi unconsious with " timing"🤔 I"ll try convince my wife she can knock people out then👍 Thanks for the tip.

[@aquatazer]

@@basedsigma5634 you have to either be trolling or not know anything about MMA. In either case, I’ll educate you. If you time a punch as someone’s walking into it, they will take much more damage. It’s just basic physics. If you run a car into a brick wall, the damage will be much more significant than someone merging into your lane and your cars colliding, or heck, even someone rear-ending you is going to have less force on you because your car will move forwards. Sean timed his punches as Izzy was throwing or against the fence so he didn’t have room to move his head back, thereby decreasing the force.

[@syedasharimam]

The hero we needed 💯

[@thefilmpoets]

Sean's style that night was so simple and elegant, it almost made me think I could learn to fight.

[@thisismyyoutubecommentacco6302]

If anything as you mentioned this fight was a great reminder that the fundamentals often have an answer for those more sophisticated tactics, and knowledge of the fundamentals is always critical so you can "go back to the well" if you need to.

[@TaylaAnadilla-tb3vy]

A simple fighter with a good defense is adesanyas weakness! Just pure boxing and basic boxing combination is what Strickland need

[@ghxst4037]

And basic body kicks as well , we can’t deny Sean is the true MMA goat 🐐

[@TaylaAnadilla-tb3vy]

@@ghxst4037 fr I'm literally taking all of the smack I said to him like BRO was walking down and outboxing Izzy the whole figth

[@CallousCarter]

Sean's defence isn't even that good. He's been lit up a bunch in his career. Izzy has some weird hang ups. Jan was overreaching all the time as well in there fight and he couldn't capitalise on that either.

[@andreajr2021]

yes!no need rematch that will be same result1 believe me! because Strickland already tag his Adesanya strategic ( footwork,style 'hit and run'). Strickand always using efective striking with solid defense with his kicking leg and 1-2 combo jab and flash ! the key is presure and strickland has good IQ knowing the distance avoid counter-atack hit and run by adesanya , adesanya feel frustatic cause he cant get any result from hit and run ! so all effort with adesanya as long as he didnt change it then the result will same just move on ! Adesanya just go fight khamzat or DDD!

[@imcnblu]

Sean proved the age-old adage: "The best offense is a good defense."

[@marksutherlandjr.2121]

Mastering the fundamentals is exactly how Khabib found so much success. Nothing flashy. But grounded in the best fundamentals man cam see

[@marcinm2871]

yes but he also got the fuck out the sport way early. Izzy could have pulled the same shit and you'd be acting how great he was unbeatable fundamentals of striking blah blah.

[@tilopslicer]

You got it right on the money mark. If I was a ufc fighter, I would’ve done the same and learnt how to dominate on the ground before anything

[@smartwater598]

People don’t realize fundamentals are harder to perfect and execute than other so called flashy techniques you don’t think other fighters are told to keep fundamentals? And sean didn’t just use boxing that was muay and boxing

[@sarthakbiswas2201]

Beautiful break down of the overhype

[@mafakka2]

no rematches, nigga had his chances. time to shuffle that middle-weight deck bois

[@syedasharimam]

Remember Bruce Lee once said that he doesn't fear a man who knows 1000 kicks but he fears a man who practice a kick 1000 times. the same thing Sean did here very well ^^

[@Blizznor]

It’s one kick a thousand times

[@jamesrevere2992]

Bruce lee was an actor, so he probably feared any legit fighter he encountered

[@Markpaul9]

​@jamesrevere2992 this is false, he competed in several western boxing matches and trained every single day. Can't blame the guy that there was no UFC back then, mixed martial arts was revolutionary and he was driving the idea.

[@davidmason3671]

@@jamesrevere2992Bruce lee was one of a kind

[@clayongunzelle9555]

I was worried Izzy was going to turn it into a kick boxing fight in the second but credit to the coaches for making sure that didn't happen keeping the fight in boxing range by moving forward

[@mrtangyfb7960]

yea half reason he lost his Coache is fk head FR

[@schoolkillah]

Comparison for my football fans, there was a time barca was unbeatable because they played perfect football, yet at their peak they used to have sudden lost against second team devision that plays messy football, when the game is chaos, the ones used to the chaos usually have the advantage, in this fight izzy tried fighting a bruce lee fight against a full on jason

[@wjbt3]

soccer sucks

[@MattTheToolMan]

How about Sean training sessions how he would spar every day and go 10 to 15 rd a session. Sean never took a seat in this fight when he went to corner . Dude is a machine foreal

[@Swalexbass]

During the knockdown Sean went in with the jab as the distraction to lure Izzy to load up the counter hook and then instantly threw the straight before he even retracted his lead hand. So cool.

[@jamessicat]

Strickland parried almost all the low kicks and punches Izzy threw. He also eliminated Izzy's range with front kicks

[@best4businesswrestling]

The icarly Philly shell

[@allen62]

He’s called the Stylebender yet he never got better at adding to his style.

[@sigmachud9092]

strickland was fundamentally sound, rolled punches, defensively sound, caught izzy with timing, ring cutting and pressure. the 1-2, punching on the half beat, leaving no time between the 1 and 2, catching izzy when he usually has time to counter. using his front kick feint effectively as well. quite literally the better boxer the entire fight. izzy has power and can absolutely fight on the front foot when he has to.

[@pipedreams8645]

Quality analysis👍🏻

[@KoiAquaponics]

You greatly overlooked the boxer style defense Strickland used. Its a very popular boxing defense called the Philly Shell. This was surprising for me to see and how few MMA fighters employ it.he was able to shoulder roll out of a lot of potential hits. Kept us right hand up by his face like Mayweather. It's a great defensive tactic and i Hope to see more fighters use it.

[@kenanKTV]

I picked up on that during my live reaction however it didn't play the biggest role in the fight. His patience is what made Adesanya timid

[@syedasharimam]

I love how beautifully Sean knocked down Izzy in first round ❤️

[@VinnieHndrx]

Can i ask why you put 5 different comments on the same video? Why not put em togheter? ^^

[@johnnywilliam4140]

Adesanya 1 x 4 Poatan (3 como lutador, 1 como treinador do Sean Strickland) Adesanya 1 x 4 Poatan (3 like fighter, 1 like Sean Strickland’ coach)

[@Cagefighter209]

Gawk gawk

[@thurmondthomas5243]

🗿

[@baiteroprofesional9249]

Você é muito lento You are so slow

[@TA16]

This is hand down the highest level content i have seen for mma.

[@sxlwer6025]

I feel like Strickland broke down Adesanya like Adesanya broke down Costa. Making insanely skilled and dangerous fighter look tiers below and taking almost 0 damage while doing it.

[@Whaleindowed]

If Izzy fights Alex again, Alex wins. He’ll learn from his mistake.

[@oxsila]

No doubt this is the case but it's nice that Izzy was able to get a win back after all those losses. Pereira can end the fight at pretty much any moment whereas Izzy has to get a well timed counter or be perfect for 5 rounds to get a decision

[@brusli1732]

This fight says more about Izzy than Strickland. Pereira already displayed how to deal with someone like Strickland. You intercept him with power punches to the body. A pressure fighter can't pressure you if he's afraid of eating a bomb on his way in. This is why he was so scared to the point of reaching with his hands all the way down trying to parry his body jab fake. You can't just throw arm punches and then move backwards, else the pressure fighter will walk through your punch and simply keep pressuring you. Adesanya seemed to have learnt his lesson in the second Pereira fight when he decided to not back down and fight thw fire with fire. Looks like he's back with the cardio kickboxing style.

[@ashleyaboley8894]

not everyone is pereira who beat izzy 3 times lol

[@floodwaters8887]

Lets face it Izzy threw a hail mary last fight and was close to getting finished back to back but got lucky and connected.

[@raylegend808]

Exactly alex will kill him next time 😂

[@castrodenavarrone]

Thats what I was saying. But Izzy said it was planned like that, and his fanboys believed it.

[@alexbrandon9426]

You are wrong saying that what Sean does is basic. He has an amazing shoulder guard. His hands are always down so his punches are faster and hard to block because you can't see it. The way he cornered Izzy was amazing and it's not a easy feat.

[@yogavibe2516]

great breakdown ! Sean just walked him down and never gave izzy a chance to get comfortable ...a perfect performance

[@JoshO-r5h]

the dog diddler lost

[@kenanKTV]

Who wins the rematch, Adesanya or Strickland?

[@danielfifaandmore9039]

DDP

[@Caolan-b6r]

Shouldn't be a rematch for a while, izzy already got his immediate rematch against pereira, needs to win 1 or 2 for the opportunity again

[@burnindownthehouse]

Strickland. Stylistically, Adesanya doesn't match up well against Strickland.

[@HILAL19564]

Party is over with immediate rematches for izzy. He lost 2 out of the last 3 fights so no he should fight other people first

[@ikhan2181]

Strickland beats izzy 10 out of 10 because he defeated izzy mentally before they ever fought.

[@kenanKTV]

Please don't forget to leave a like 😊❤

[@westyk52sparky]

dont count issy out. he got worked out but he is smart and will work out sean.

[@TomAnderson.]

That’ll never happen, is like a checkpoint for me. I have to like the videos I’ve watched cause i’ve been in this platform since it first came out as an app for mobile phones. So many videos I’ve forgotten through the years i need a reminder now so i don’t repeat them or rewatch them if they are as good as yours.

[@tedeitel8060]

😊Great break down really enjoyed it! Very happy Strickland won! Want to sub but must confirm your not a Democrat!😊😊😊

[@patrickmckee3382]

no your ring he did care he was careful walking in Never Over extending unless it's a counter shot most power shots came from easy put his hands up and blocked his face because sean saw everything coming never bit on 1 faint and didn't give Izzy a cop Out he checked more leg kicks tonight then his last 5 fights izzy couldn't deal whit a JAB,,12, OVER HAND , KICK & COUNTER LEFT HOOK # basic fundamentals

[@865style]

I said in various comments that sean beats adesanya by constant pressure which will not allow adesanya to get off. It will stifle adesanya because he wants to use his kicks, reach and quickness. By doing this adesanya cant get off kicks, punches etc. Strickland had him going back all night. I said it was possible because Strickland is very illusive. I did not expect him to be that defensively great. Dude fought up close to adesanya all night and barely got touched its insane. Izzy only landed 14% of head punches that he threw. Thats crazy!!!

[@themaharaniscloset]

What was clear was how close sean got to izzy before throwing. And izzy allowed it.