Sean Strickland vs Israel Adesanya | FULL FIGHT | UFC 302

Rewatch the full fight rematch between Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya ahead of Strickland's fight against Paulo Costa in the co-main event at UFC 302 on June 1 in New Jersey.
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[@enjoijoshua6042]

Remember silently losing my shit when Sean dropped Izzy at the end of the first so I didn’t wake my wife up

[@calebfoster1832]

Good man.

[@fleak8151]

Legend

[@Ar1AnX1x]

babe wake up new izzy just dropped

[@shaun2258]

For me it’s always a loud “ohhhhhh” then I realize I’m being loud so I just put both my arms up lmao

[@ajmonkeyman24]

My gf was right next to me and we both lost our shit 😂

[@ZK_SHREDR]

Chinese farmer engages in combat with Confederate soldier over gold (1863 colorized)

[@user-wf5xe4wl3p]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DCshandle]

With how many nations Izzy tries to claim he’d be decapitated for having 0 loyalty 💀

[@uncleterry4863]

BROOOOO

[@Obiodum_]

@@DCshandle Born and raised in Nigeria. Raised in New Zealand and lived and worked in China. What's the issue?

[@chungusamongus519]

​@@Obiodum_ his attitude

[@nivington]

Stricklands footwork is so underrated this fight, the way he closes Izzy down is just amazing

[@GMDMD]

Izzy was running like crazy. Looked exhausting.

[@That-One-Spy-Main]

It's not necessarily the footwork It's the distance management combined with the defense Sean is great at staying outside of the short range where people can just slug it out and KO him while at the same time staying close enough to not give long strikers with high reach like Izzy the opportunity to use their physical gifts

[@nivington]

@@That-One-Spy-Main yeah I'm aware, I guess I just generalized it by calling it footwork. His style is very unique

[@derekblackthorne]

*People don't appreciate enough that Sean outclassed the best Middleweight striker on the current roster. "Styles make fights!"*

[@rollo_tomasi3853]

"There's no way I'm losing to guy a guy who beats off to cartoons" - Sean Strickland 😂

[@Obiodum_]

Bro couldn't even get a simple quote right.

[@Sacciuiguai]

10-8 for Sean from the get go, Izzy needed a finish to win lmao

[@TravelGuide20]

That was the motive

[@kevthebassist7150]

no man who beats off to cartoons is gonna beat me your welcome

[@intraterrestrial5035]

Dammit people quit thumbing up a misquote

[@zay.gawd__773]

As an Izzy fan I never seen him so uncomfortable fighting anyone. He couldn’t find his rhythm, Sean’s defense was CRAZY. He walked him down the entire fight

[@Malik.24]

Literally I don’t even want to rewatch this fight lol

[@xavierb9061]

Lol he blocked in kicking range Nd fought in boxing range..not complicated

[@TheIrishMugFug]

@@xavierb9061 always one of these guys

[@alexandermascini9500]

I also found him hesitant. Not the hard hitting guy. Sort of on reserve.

[@Tate525]

@@xavierb9061 As much as don't like Jizzy it ain't that simple to stay in boxing range against Jizzy. Jizzy knows to control length from his end as well. It's the constant pressure of Sean charging forward, not giving jizzy enough space to load up his arsenal or just staying out of the range. Sean really did gain something by sparring with Poatan.

[@Gaawzy]

No one thought it was weird when Laura said "Sean Strickland fighting like a man oh my gosh" like a little school girl 🤣

[@patrickfranco2467]

Watching this fight in arena was one of the best experiences in my life… that moment when Sean dropped izzy everyone in that arena erupted with so much emotion it was insane..

[@ForceGhostAnakin]

When I see a comment in bold I make sure not to read it

[@tom.936]

Sad life broseph

[@sudayakhadka7208]

Adesanya - When I beat you, I will do a TikTok dance over your grave. Strickland - Hold my Philly Shell.

[@likbingchang1945]

Dint age well for izzy

[@jamesthompson9003]

@@likbingchang1945 Be respectful, his name is Dogbender the puppy-lover

[@Obiodum_]

@@jamesthompson9003 Jamie Thompson. The wasteman that claims to hate Adesanya but watches every video about him, even on his personal channel.

[@theemender2739]

The Strickland glazing is craaazy. Zero title defenses, what a reign 😂

[@jamesthompson9003]

@@Obiodum_ Go on then, defend the guy who was on camera performing sexual acts on a dog. Get better idols pal

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

4:42 Here's your instant replay button

[@SeanstrickIandvswomensmma]

Never gets old

[@intraterrestrial5035]

I just hit that like 8 times

[@Mrpicklestick]

Thanks

[@robskiorkiki984]

The sound of the impact is impressive, considering Strickland isn't necessarily known for his punching power.

[@gigachad6885]

​@@robskiorkiki984because he doesn't put everything into his shots (to avoid overextending), but when he does... It hurts

[@KarimObegi-xz3sw]

"No man who beats off to cartoon is gonna beat me" -DeSean Strickland

[@ThisOffendsMeTV]

Been watching since the late 90s as a kid. Not many moments beat Sean knowing he’s dominated the fight and talking trash to Izzy, who is by FAR the betting favorite. I felt it in my gut. Sean had that dawg in him

[@rhouser1280]

This is where Sean proved MMA math doesn’t work & styles make fights!

[@timurjack8773]

Thats also Adesanya's lack of versatility. If he was someone like GSP, he could forget about striking and just wrestle, but Adesanya couldn't win fights by wrestling. Even Ngannou won vs Gane by wrestling (though Strickland is a much better wrestler than Gane)

[@SadBoys.1996]

@@timurjack8773 francis was also fighting with two blown out knees and out wrestled gane

[@ksiolajidebthdv2889]

Lol in a rematch you’d see the LEVELS.

[@VinitShukla-pn4vy]

Periera beats Sean Periera beats Izzy 3x Sean beats Izzy 49-46 Izzy beats periera 1x with a hail mary MMA math does work

[@camron8839]

@@ksiolajidebthdv2889lol Izzy was off the steroids and got humbled he is a one trick pony

[@CartoonSlug]

HERES THE FUCKIN THING, YOU GUYS

[@chrishayes5755]

Is it too much to ask buffer to introduce Izzy as "Israel the last dog molestor adesanya"?

[@SatoshiShintoMe]

Gay.

[@zinidinerahman4168]

@@SatoshiShintoMe SatoshiShintoMe after spotting a Strickland fan on KZbin: "INCONCEIVABLE HOW COULD THIS BE!"

[@troyryangolf]

"Adesanya barking at him" DC is wild for that lmaoo

[@johnsmith7298]

27:18 that female announcer getting a little worked up watching Sean lol

[@dylahn7]

this is far more impressive than an early round KO/TKO/Submission. Sean dominating him over 5 rounds is crazy.

[@definitelynotlebronjames443]

Izzy should’ve called it after that knockdown in the first. His marbles were gone after that and he was just in there surviving

[@vanpchamp]

​@@definitelynotlebronjames443 dont like izzy but he's a champ he would die before calling quits

[@nigerianprincewithaids]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@definitelynotlebronjames443I mean he kindve did seem to call it a night after that knockdown…imagine how racked Izzy’s ego and pride must’ve been after getting knocked down by someone who wasnt even given a chance by most and who has just been bullying him all week like they’re in the 4th grade 😂

[@keithtorrence2487]

No it’s not. He was comprised the whole fight and couldn’t finish him.

[@dylahn7]

@@keithtorrence2487 Izzy is a tough dude man he’s never been finished (aside from Poaton’s freaky ass power). I’d argue and say a full 5 round domination shows Sean is the better fighter despite not finishing Izzy. But I do see your point.

[@Kingslay3r]

It's kind of crazy that the legs kicks that got checked still counts as actual strikes, Strickland checked most of them. What a performance by Strickland

[@Obiodum_]

Cause they are strikes genius. Every strike landed is a strike. What makes them differ is significance.

[@spectrumz_]

@@Obiodum_ i guess that means strikes landed to the shoulder should count too right buddy?

[@mattias4864]

@@Obiodum_ i mean checking a kick is quite literally blocking a kick, so in what world would blocked strikes count?

[@hotshtsr20]

@@Obiodum_I guess you’d have to block them with your face to not count? 😂

[@Obiodum_]

@@spectrumz_ I'll explain this again as you evidently haven't got much going upstairs. If a fighter lands strikes, that will still contribute to the total number of strikes landed, regardless of whether they're blocked or not. That's the exact reason why striking accuracy and significance also exist. To differ from strikes that are blocked/checked.

[@justinlee2642]

3 minutes in and izzy is like o shit this dude come to fight 😂😂

[@HealthyThinkingsubstack]

19:48 “please win Strickland” 🎉 he’s one of the very few popular fighters, who actually has a social voice and talks about the social propaganda and how to resist it. All the other fighters just talk about their egos.

[@jacobelmendorf5120]

'Come on izzy, show me something' *bang*

[@FuraSwarmz]

He said "Come on Izzy, shake his boots"

[@georgeeast9271]

Yeah when Izzy mentioned the coach fighter relationship was not on point this fight… That might be why. Hard to trust your coach after that 😂

[@308AlYsSa0034]

​​@@FuraSwarmz I don't hear either of those, I hear "come on, Izzy, Sean needs this-" or "come on, Izzy, -insert mumble word- Defense!"

[@briangan3133]

"come on Izzy, Sean has no chance"

[@egifajar4924]

Izzy

[@Kothyn]

I remember thinking Sean had no chance at all but he ended up dominating this fight lmao

[@harrydavey9884]

I think Issy has conditioned himself to not know how to deal with getting hit, as he's so phenomenal at avoiding damage, it's really worked to his disadvantage with a guy who accurate goes relentlessly for the head and lands at a nearly 50% rate.

[@ghostttriddder]

​@@harrydavey9884 and the fact strickland has that James toney mindset to always spar heavily made it worst for izzy.

[@FindMe04]

Yeah I remember being slightly irritated that such a lopsided bout would be scheduled. Then it goes the absolute opposite of how I thought it would go. 😂

[@domeberlin4480]

@@FindMe04 you have clearly zero mind for fighting if you thought chicken adesanya could beat a real fighter like sparring king strickland

[@Rapstarvfx]

@@harrydavey9884 what if he honed better footwork? Like something unorthodox, but only orthodox to him. He's bad at dealing with damage, but also doesn't have the unhittable condition to beat sean.

[@amadeogonzales3138]

Genuinely the best and most satisfying fight I’ve ever seen live. Was silently losing my shit after Sean dropped him in the first because my roomates were asleep 🤣

[@TheVeregat]

That first round 1-2 will be watched for decades.

[@Whit3WolfXArcadia]

This beatdown will never get old

[@j1hogz14]

Wasn’t much of a beat down more of a outclassing

[@Ace_Jermaine]

More of a point fighting decision win

[@jamesthompson9003]

@@Ace_Jermaine Izzy gets point fighting decision wins (while backing up and jabbing/ leg kicking). Sean walked him down, dropped him, and humiliated him

[@reez3367]

@@jamesthompson9003i wouldn’t say all that you just don’t like Izzy lol

[@slimxafton]

Do you have eyes? ​@@reez3367

[@Childofbhaal]

The sound of the right that Sean landed on Izzy in the first round was glorious and the crowd erupting. What a moment

[@aniron9044]

The way Strickland is checking all the lowkicks is a thing of beauty

[@HowieFeltersnatch1]

Imagine working so hard for 1 fight and getting there and winning, it must be a wild feeling, congrats king you deserve it

[@joshyc2006]

I hadn't been this hyped during a fight in years, absolutely blew me out of the water

[@warriorpitbull1170]

@@-Moosen- Big talk behind your computer keyboard, lil feller.

[@danros6530]

Really? This fight SUCKED! Only one man came to fight.!

[@Pmontgomery5]

Sean was just a different animal that night

[@oveljoker2415]

Yeah just that night

[@creatorcomedy1450]

@@oveljoker2415 hes had good performances before

[@daddykipperflipper4600]

@@creatorcomedy1450 Not after though, used all of his gas beating up Sneako

[@amoeba2091]

Sean put on a masterpiece performance.

[@nirav6983]

Bro went God mode in last 15 seconds

[@igorykn3970]

Bro kept running even after Sean put his hands down and being down 1 - 4

[@rollovers9435]

WWWW I hope Izzy got this notification

[@Obiodum_]

You're more focused on Adesanya than your boy's victory. Says a lot.

[@paulbadman8509]

@@Obiodum_cry

[@Ace_Jermaine]

To what? see himself get jabbed and teaped for 5 rounds? Lol.

[@rollovers9435]

@@Ace_Jermaine 4:42

[@rollovers9435]

@@Obiodum_honestly I get where you coming from and believe me I’m very happy about Sean Strickland winning but I REALLY don’t like Izzy bro

[@rajapajapop]

It’s hard not to be happy for a guy like Sean in a moment like this. Guy put in the work and came out on top

[@ExMachina70]

When you listen to these MMA fighters talk, you realize they're not idiots. They're passionate, and tough as fk.

[@carbonwatermelon9046]

"NO MAN THAT BEATS OFF TO CARTOONS IS GONNA BEAT ME!"

[@SadBoys.1996]

watchign it live it felt like a beat down. sean clearly won but it wasnt some mauling like it felt like watchign it live

[@nooneion731]

@@SadBoys.1996 he definitely beat him down in the first round, but really it was the technical destruction of izzy for 5 rounds that had me on the edge of my seat

[@user-wi2sp8qg9l]

sean slapped the ego of him.

[@opfer88]

For a moment.

[@chrisministerofsmartarsery3322]

Congratulations Strickland. Many in Canada cheering for you. We haven’t forgotten.

[@MasterBolitz]

Raw emotion from Sean. Epic fight.

[@zbell7003]

I love the start of the second round when Lauro questions if Sean blew his gas tank trying to finish Izzy and DC goes “He’s been sparring 15-20 rds in preparation”. What a beast lol

[@StirlingLighthouse]

Sean was the grim reaper. He stalked Izzy until he collected his prize.

[@barley310]

Slow and steady wins the race

[@xiMaarKo]

Snatched his soul with that 1-2 , adesanya didn't want the smoke 😂😂

[@Enigma_Vids]

His reaction times are crazy. Really compliments his defensive style.

[@CoolSmoovie]

This gotta be one of the top 50 moments in the sport. The total domination of the champ. The flawless performance from the underdog. It was insane watching this live

[@yashaanksingh]

One of the most satisfying UFC fights.

[@danros6530]

Really? I thought it was one of the worst? Usually the audience starts chanting 'boring' when one fighter won't stop running.

[@LeftLaneMMA]

Guys will see this and just think fuck yeah

[@TheNotoriousOne229]

Fuck yeah

[@toast5338]

Fuck yeah

[@lmao-bw7ob]

Fuck yeah

[@nightmarethon]

Fuck yeah

[@dearGOD101]

Fuck yeah

[@trapzila6218]

The best example of a counter style that I’ve seen in a long time.

[@benmac5253]

The best bit is at the end when Izzy be sooking to Sean about his trash talking of his dog..

[@MatthewMcRowan]

Just a trailer park guy beating up "one of the best" kickboxers in the UFC, using exclusively jab and teep to the body. Legend.

[@TheOnlyGhxst]

Bruce Lee said it long ago, "You don''t need a bunch of fancy techniques to win a fight, all you need is a jab and a low kick". And Jeet Kune Do's primary "technique" is the jab lol. It's all about the basics.

[@xiMaarKo]

Strickland also fights with his strong side infront so his jab and lead leg are stronger and more economic. I feel like strickland is alot smarter then people are lead to believe.

[@DiamondMMA209]

“no man that beats off to cartoon characters will beat me” a man of his word

[@Mustafa-yo6uo]

What happen to other adesanya/strickland fight with a 10m views? Why did you guys delete it?

[@terrormilk384]

4:54 the way he lifts his head for a second as tho he was surfacing reaching for some air, but he just looks so calm too

[@m3rl707]

I still cant believe this happened. For sean strickland to just school the 2nd best middleweight there is for 25 minutes was incredible. I hope he beats Costa and can get badk into the title picture.

[@robosing225]

whos the first?

[@m3rl707]

@@robosing225 Anderson Silva

[@limitlessunknown8676]

2nd best? Izzy is trash this should be expected

[@FuhqEwe]

I don’t ever see Strickland being given a title shot again.

[@user-xo8in1uq7s]

​@@robosing225Anderson the spider Silva

[@Snake.007]

UFC must have paid a blind man to tally these significant strikes

[@Dseanmma]

Fr lol

[@anonymoose2474]

They were gonna try to rob him and the commentary and the sig strikes count were setting the stage for that. In the end, however, it was just too much to even think about it

[@1xBossup]

@@anonymoose2474UFC does not do that bro 😭

[@1xBossup]

@@anonymoose2474Maybe some shitty ass judging, it happens but pretty rare, but I’ve never seen a favored score to win.

[@anonymoose2474]

@@1xBossup they totally do.

[@BrickOvenBakery]

These guys are both amazing fighters with heart… Great fight.Happy for Sean.

[@cristianchavez1699]

we will never forget this day

[@Slim-MMA]

The day the dog lover got walked like a dog.

[@chrishayes5755]

imagine being an izzy fan after that info was released. sickening.

[@robosing225]

@@chrishayes5755 bro i saw about 3 seconds of that infamous footage. holy cow my stomach turned and I immediately turned it off. Ain't no way I'm about to see this man get his face all up in this dog's mouth. What a sick duck.

[@1pyroace1]

@@chrishayes5755huh?

[@danielkelemen1273]

I love the fact that Sean used to be called a boring fighter, but after this performance and the combination with his great talk made him a superstar! Long live brother, you gonna be a champion again for sure!

[@jefftheproducer1]

Huh? NO ONE ever called Strickland a boring fighter. ADESANYA was the one doing boring shit. What fights u watchin?

[@ray4945]

“It feels like he (Izzy) is starting to settle in.” -DC 🤣🤣🤣

[@ray4945]

Also DC: “Adesanya will win on activity if Strickland continues to just follow him without putting any activity out.” 🤣🤣🤣 DC is literally the worst and most biased ufc commentator. And he never won an olympic medal.

[@bra1nc417d]

That respect they showed each other, in the end, man, that makes the fight that much more rewarding. My respect, to both of these champs.

[@woodlandnetwork8575]

That was just Izzy begging Sean not to embarass him in the post fight interview, lmao.

[@cptpepper7731]

It's unbelievable how biased UFC commentators are. Praising every little thing Izzy does and ignoring everything Sean does.

[@user-nn2xu4gu5j]

Love when she said that adesanya played possum against Pereira and that's how he got the KO when he literally got rocked

[@roardinoson7]

I think they were just expecting Izzy to win eventually, but their tone changed after the 3rd

[@jonharker9028]

The weirdest thing to me, as someone who hadn’t watched this fight till now, is that none of them talked about Strickland’s front kicks with either leg and how he was using them as body jabs. Lots of counters to Adesanya’s hand-fighting and straights, lots of arresting teeps - and also lots of knee feints to play off of Adesanya’s anticipation of a front kick. Half his jab work was being done by those straight kicks, but DC said Strickland should jab more? Wild. Also, I do like Adesanya’s style usually, but he was really not getting much sustained offence. At most I would give him round 2. The rest of the time he was too lost inside his own head, with brief flashes of success that feel like they encouraged complacency for much of rounds 3 & 4. The backfist / flicker jab offered a good angle for jabbing back at Strickland, as a replacement for handfighting, but he barely used it. We didn’t see Adesanya throw meaningful kicks over the lead shoulder until he winged one so hard that Strickland could back up with time to spare - and I can’t tell for sure on the frames but it looked like the attempted head kick was too high to land anyway. Ultimately, good technical fight, nice knockdown, not as crazy as I’d thought it would be. If I scored it, there’d be 4 rounds Strickland, with 10-8 to him in round 1, but round 3 was reasonably close.

[@Brevuheh]

13:41 14:22 “he’s winning this fight with a one two 👁️👄👁️”

[@harrydavey9884]

Well the commentators (apart from Rogan) tend to hedge their bets to try to be right about who's going to win. They just didn't know Strickland was gonna win it.

[@lexidecimal9941]

We need more Sean. Also, the lady announcer at the end, so in love with Sean... for good reason.

[@ajyoung4530]

22:03 this reaction right here…. That shows you a lot💯💯

[@fabiopalma4429]

That first direct punch was something, everybody went berserk

[@nickhoffman5421]

Ultimate masterclass lmao

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

That Pereira training paid off.

[@Obiodum_]

Apparently two sessions of sparring in which Pereira himself said they didn't do much, "paid off."

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

@@Obiodum_ it apparently did and how the hell you know they did two sessions of sparring. They probably did more. We never know

[@308AlYsSa0034]

​@@Obiodum_ as if Pereira was gonna be asked what Sean learned from him and hes gonna say "I taught him everything he knows, his next W is mine, I did that, you're welcome! Chama!"

[@Obiodum_]

@@308AlYsSa0034 Who suggested that's what he should say?

[@Marcus-gx4jr]

@@Obiodum_

[@calebmange3991]

watching Izzy flinch at Sean at the end is so bad ass he’s just walking towards him and he flinches

[@hemantabrahma6863]

Sean is expert in defence,calm,steady with sharp focussed.loved him ❤

[@balazskun8669]

The streets will always remember ufc 293

[@Obiodum_]

The incels will. It's all they have to remember.

[@amadeogonzales3138]

@@Obiodum_cope dogbender groupee 😂

[@Tyler-if1zd]

@@Obiodum_Seen you all in the comments defending your boyfriend Adesanya, wipe your mouth when you get off your knees

[@Obiodum_]

@@Tyler-if1zd That's great bud. It's always nice to have a fan.

[@penmmberwa]

@@Obiodum_you are the fan my friend just a meer shadow of you your fictional boyfriend 😮

[@King-ig1mx]

Bro that was a one sided beatdown 😂

[@kimiicemanmz]

Sean took his heart and his soul. Love it.

[@Noammats]

This is so in need of a rematch.

[@disappointmentyes6387]

Best upset in MMA history

[@timurjack8773]

2nd after Serra vs GSP

[@tigertruth]

Edwards vs Usman

[@jamaanputrajamaanputra9379]

Perjudian dibalik layar Tak mungkin esrael selalu didominasi

[@tigertruth]

@@jamaanputrajamaanputra9379 WTF is this?!

[@TapEoka1]

except the 1st BMF belt...

[@AnshulJublisGasStation]

We need a UFC Muted video for this fight

[@K1ndaAwkwardGayming]

Yea bro I’m mad like they are sucking Izzy off the whole fight while he’s getting pieced up and talking down on Sean’s and his weaknesses

[@plant.1374]

@@K1ndaAwkwardGayming its easy to say this months after the fight, but you were definitely one of many who thought izzy would walk through sean to a boring decision. why would they be making sean out to be some mythical creature when he was literally knocked out by the guy izzy just knocked out, and got this title shot off of an unranked fighter? sean showed he is the real deal in this fight but your logic makes 0 sense.

[@liamporter6243]

Love this fight. I have seen it 5 or 6 times now. A classic.

[@user-il6bx3uk8d]

Sean's defense is insanely good.

[@Ajayzmma]

Strickland becoming champ is one of the best moments in ufc history

[@khutsotaylor6460]

In ufc history? Bro wtf?

[@JoolianV]

@@khutsotaylor6460he’s probably like 19 and shit give this fella a break.

[@MrRico020]

Nope

[@Dron4747]

​​@@JoolianVNot agree, this kind of upset actually happening very rarely, and this was not just a fluke, but at least 4 rounds of domination.

[@jakestiebert8867]

​@@khutsotaylor6460it's rare to see a generational talent like izzy get dominated for 5 rounds like that by a lower ranked guy on short notice noone expected to win

[@dawg4769]

The pressure and awkward defense of Sean gave him issues that he’s never encountered before. I think he could make some adjustments and make the next fight more competitive

[@Dseanmma]

Crazy Sean didnt even grapple

[@HyperReality4]

One of my favorite fights

[@lioraja9951]

respect to both fighters.

[@nicocrawford6145]

LFG Strickland hate how ufc treated him after the ddp fight but man he’s literally one of the biggest stars in the ufc hope he has a sick fight against costa so glad Izzy was humbled this fight was amazing watching Strickland defense this fight

[@QIYICI]

Izzy is responsible for Sean fan club.

[@Obiodum_]

Sean Strickland and Alex Pereira's "fans" are predominantly Adesanya haters.

[@Nowhy]

​​@@Obiodum_nahh, you are projecting.. Adesanya fans boys hate, Sean and Pereira themselves hurt many egos and while their fans cherish their spirit as warriors, something Adesanya is not.. Adesanya is just a good fighter with a weak spirit...

[@Obiodum_]

@@Nowhy You aren't even smart enough to realise the irony and contradiction in your comment.

[@Nowhy]

@@Obiodum_ oh the irony...

[@pjano11]

Truly one of the best fights of all time

[@brycehawes38]

“Adesanya’s barking at him” and Sean brought his Mike Vick jersey

[@dener244]

WHAT A GREAT TIME TO BE ALIVE

[@LeeroyHad]

Man lost his very next fight though

[@dener244]

@@LeeroyHad Nobody actually likes Du Plessis

[@breakingbread9313]

​@@LeeroyHadwas robbed

[@niyor3608]

Last few seconds still gives me goosebumps!

[@danros6530]

Why? Because you were worried Sean would catch this coward who did nothing but run? Weak ass fight.

[@user-hj3eb2rr3g]

soo soo sweet to rewatch this

[@mosesmerino7334]

My girls favorite fighter is Sean Strickland. She can’t get enough of the guy. When we saw this fight together, we both lost our minds when he knocked Izzy down. It felt like we won when Sean won. She was devastated when Dricus won, but I thought he went out there and put out a performance that he shouldn’t be ashamed of. I hope he comes out even better against Costa and makes adjustments so power punchers aren’t as much of a problem for him.

[@DOOMStudios]

When Sean dropped him in the first round when I watched it. I screamed “GET THAT DOGBENDER SEAN.”

[@chrishayes5755]

izzy gets a bad rap but he's a good person at heart. I saw backstage footage of izzy vs costa.. after the fight everyone was backstage trying to get autographs from Israel. he was giving a speech about how "you can achieve anything you put your mind to, trust". a woman was holding her baby and it started crying disturbing the whole atmosphere. did Izzy get rattled? no. he called her over and offered to breast feed that baby without hesitation.

[@WilliamFairfield-qq2tq]

Shouted similar but mine rhymes with bigger

[@nohandskiller8912]

@@WilliamFairfield-qq2tq70 iq detected

[@smokeza]

watching this live was immaculate. was 100% worth staying up until 7am

[@CorneliusEdwardoWinstonThe2nd]

Needed some good old PPV fights to get us ready for the upcoming fights 😈

[@Southpaw_canvass]

Sean saw everything coming in this fight. 100% dialed in.

[@siddhantrai4874]

0 hour gang

[@cristiancare3012]

about time they posted this banger.

[@danwhite268]

Great defence - I love how Strickland always looks a bit terrified of being hit! - and constantly walking him down proved why he’s an absolute animal. Massive respect for not letting Adesanya intimidate him by one iota. 👏🏼

[@junaidaltaf1041]

The legend of Sean Strickland...

[@incredible-nayanjyoti366]

"No man who beats off to cartoons is gonna beat me"🗿🗿

[@NotBlandBlandina]

Absolute masterclass from Sean, big W

[@donjohnson5653]

Great fight thank you...

[@BigDaddyTony24]

Man when I tell you how nervous I was as each round was going by. I was pacing my room saying “Keep going Sean! Keep this shit going, you’re gonna win this shit!”