Anyone feel like Strickland can get this done?

[HCS]

I honestly can't see a solitary path to victory for Sean.

Yeah, that's the thing. Doesn't have the power to catch Izzy with a big shot, doesn't have the wrestling to get him down, and can you really see him winning a decision? How is he going to win?

It would take some kind of crazy fluke. Of course anything can happen, but I would take Izzy 9 out 10 times.

 

[Dickie Greenleaf]

Strickland is good and anyone who thinks he can't win is silly. With that said he's still out skilled and out gunned and a win for him would be an incredible feat. Im not banking on a Strickland win but don't think a win is impossible.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Strickland is way too slow and flat footed, I think Adesanya will just leg kick him like crazy and win a unanimous decision. I expect lots of leg kicks and some body kicks from Adesanya and the odd head kick thrown in now and then and he will be too fast and accurate. Strickland is tough though and I think he won't get finished but Adesanya will win a clear decision. The speed difference will be big

 

[Ace70 V2]

Nope. And how has he gotten better?

 

[linvillegorge]

I can't see it. It's just an awful stylistic match up for Strickland. He's a pressure volume striker who lacks power. But then again Bisping did KTFO Rockhold so who knows? I think it would take a similar situation where Izzy came into the fight way too cocky dismissing any chance of Strickland beating him.

 

[Simple Southerner]

Not a chance In hell

 

[Iroh]

Would be funny if Strickland got enough under Izzy's skin to make him so mad, that he'd actually go full on the offense and Strickland manages to time TDs on him as a result and manages to sub him.

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

I smell a possible upset. Strickland is no joke at all. He's gotten better since the Alex fight and I feel like he's got the attitude and psychology to win. He looks to be in great shape and I feel he's thought he'd fight Izzy for a long time

I don't know if it's just me. I wouldn't bet on Sean nor do I favor him, I just feel like he's getting written off

This is MMA so anything is possible. Having said that, I think Izzy KO's him and Sean has almost zero chance of winning.

 

[chimpoehurricane]

I smell a possible upset. Strickland is no joke at all. He's gotten better since the Alex fight and I feel like he's got the attitude and psychology to win. He looks to be in great shape and I feel he's thought he'd fight Izzy for a long time

I don't know if it's just me. I wouldn't bet on Sean nor do I favor him, I just feel like he's getting written off

Izzy is cringe so yes I do. Alternatively, Alex kos Jiri and Izzy stops ducking the rubber match, they run it at lhw. Alex by brooooootal KO.

Pulling for Strickland.

 

[chimpoehurricane]

This is MMA so anything is possible. Having said that, I think Izzy KO's him and Sean has almost zero chance of winning.

Which is why Izzy ducked the rubber match despite a 1-3 record vs Alex so he can can crush or fight jobbers and journeyman.

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

Which is why Izzy ducked the rubber match despite a 1-3 record vs Alex so he can can crush or fight jobbers and journeyman.

I would like to see Izzy vs Alex or Izzy vs DDP. I'm not interested in Izzy fighting anybody else right now.

 

[Ares Black]

No

 

[ineverpost]

He's going to get beat basically as bad as Costa did.

 

[kalabula]

Saving this thread for if Strickland does get it done and TS gets bragging rights and vindication…or if Strickland loses and everyone is making fun of TS.

Maybe TS has posted a bunch of threads with multiple predictions so that he can bump whichever one comes to fruition.

 

[ChimRichalds]

Anything can happen in MMA, but this is as close to a lock as any fight I can think of. There's nothing Strickland can threaten Izzy with.

 

[Benoitthegr8]

Ever since I witnessed Bisping KO Rockhold, I think huge upsets are possible whenever the correct conditions are in place. I also doubt that Adesanya and team would ever take an opponent lightly, so there’s that.

 

[Jibsta69]

Fighters like Sean always have that gotcha punchers chance. I wouldn’t bet on it though.

 

[Last Falconry]

if he takes him seriously Israel really should win however he wants

 

[sandokan83]

I hope so. We need Sean at the press conferences. Unleash the insanity. No seriously, he has no chance.

 

[RonDante]

Strickland will take a page from romeros book and explode out whenever izzy tries to close the distance. SCREENSHOT THIS