Media DDP going for more action in rematch "These Americans need to learn the hard way"

[Unheralded Truth]

"Well, I knew after the first fight that we were gonna meet again. Like I said though, I honestly believed it was gonna be Khamzat. More hoped, and that's the fight I was gunning for.
But when they said Strickland I wasn't all that surprised, now it's bound to happen again and here we go. In a way I'm glad that we're doing this, that we can finally settle everything.
Although, in my mind it's been settled but you know, just to make sure. These Americans sometimes need to learn the hard way, then we can close that chapter and move onto
the next."

"I felt a lot of the things he does right then saw a lot of the things he did wrong. And if you look at that fight, in the beginning vs the end. The first half vs the second half. The momentum
I started to gain as I figured out his style. And let me tell you this, when you stand inside that octagon the biggest anxiety you feel is "how hard does this guy punch and how fast is he?"
You've never felt the person physically so you don't know. Now the element of surprise is gone which makes it a lot easier to not play it safe. This time around there may be a feeling
out process but I think there will be a lot more action a lot quicker."

 

[VinceArch]

Well the first fight won FOTN so this one, Dricus must be gunning for FOTY.

 

[octagonation]

Well the first fight won FOTN so this one, Dricus must be gunning for FOTY.

Early finish that is what he wants.

He wants to overwhelm him and get him out of there and thats what he does normally example against Till, Brunson, Whittaker etc etc he overwhelms opponents where it is Constant back and forth action he wears them down and for some reason he has never approached the Strickland fight like that

 

[Pain4Pain]

DDP landed most of his takedowns on Sean and is very good at submission grappling. If he manages to hold Sean down he can most definitely give him a Khamzat like beating. Otherwise a striking match will be another snoozefest.

 

[Harlekin]

Usually the 5th round is a good indicator for how the next fight will go.
Strickland outlanded him by 20 punches, but this could just have been due to the cardio advantage.
Sean definately needs to step on the gas this time to have even better championship rounds.

DDP is younger though, so still evolves quicker. Both fighters in their prime right now.

Strickland needs to add some calf cick and improve his right hand.
And DDP uh get some boxing coach that fixes that ugly technique.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Early finish that is what he wants.

He wants to overwhelm him and get him out of there and thats what he does normally example against Till, Brunson, Whittaker etc etc he overwhelms opponents where it is Constant back and forth action he wears them down and for some reason he has never approached the Strickland fight like that

I think he understood Sean was a hard guy to finish generally and he was peaking at the time after his win over Izzy. Never subbed, KO'd only by Poatan and that massive headkick at 170 iirc. It was probably going to the scorecards 98/100 times.

Another reason he wants this is DDP has been putting on mass in anticipation for the Khamzat fight to be heavier and stronger in the grappling, I don't think he wants to go a full hard 5 with Sean again if he wasn't planning for a full hard cardio 5 with Chimaev.

Usually the 5th round is a good indicator for how the next fight will go.
Strickland outlanded him by 20 punches, but this could just have been due to the cardio advantage.
Sean definately needs to step on the gas this time to have even better championship rounds.

DDP is younger though, so still evolves quicker. Both fighters in their prime right now.

Strickland needs to add some calf cick and improve his right hand.
And DDP uh get some boxing coach that fixes that ugly technique.

Stricklands issue has always been that first some reason he has a horribly limited arsenal due to getting away with his defensive prowess for so long. Against Costa was the first time I saw him throw a headkick. Guy has the teep 1-2 and marches people down. If he had a more diversified arsenal, he'd be much more well regarded.

I think DDP is planning on muscling Sean to the ground and bullying a choke at all cost, it seems it would be the safest gameplan at their current states. He's felt the striking, knows the damage accumulates but that Sean doesn't have one shot power, he can take a few coming in to make sure he gets the TD. I actually enjoyed this matchup the first time and will certainly enjoy it again.

 

[Alpha_T83]

I will say that DDP has looked better every time I've seen him fight. I thought for sure Adesanya was gonna beat him, and Izzy actually looked good in that fight. But DDP put the gas on and made him fade. Crazy.

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

Problem wasn't a lack of aggression, the problem was Strickland made him hit air all night long. DDP fights in a very awkward unorthodox way and is usually able to catch his opponents with his weird overextending punches but Sean's defense was too good.

 

[Kwic]

Hope DDP finished Strickland this time around.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

I won't underestimate DDP like I have in the past, but anyone saying that first fight wasn't super competitive is being less than honest.

It will be interesting to see how this rematch plays out.

 

[Doughie99]

I really like DDP, he is absolutely a breath of fresh air in that division so.. Big fan of him.

Haci g said that I also like Strickland with his brutal honesty and no filter approach. Pumped for this fight.

 

[Morris88]

I think DDP has Sean's number, and he certainly won't have declined in between fights. I think he makes it look easier this time around

 

[Spam On Rye]

Thought Strickland won the first but it was close. That's how all Strickland fights are gonna be though. He has some of the best striking defense in the sport and also zero killer instinct. Looking forward to see the adjustments of both though.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Sean will find a way to make it the most boring fight possible

 

[RockyLockridge]

Sean will find a way to make it the most boring fight possible

Dricus will do his best to prevent it

 

[Rum that Chimay-Leffe]

Dricus is hands down one the smartest and more genuine fighter in the game right now.

 

[FreedomCricket]

I think one thing that is constantly overlooked with Sean is his coach. Nicksick is very talented coach and they always have a very good game plan and, outside of the Poatan fight, Sean has very good fight IQ.

I think they throw a couple new wrinkles in and if Sean is constantly working on his take down defense, how many explosions is DDP going to want to put out trying to take him down?

I'm sure Sean and Eric will be working on defense of DDP's 2-3 step in/lunge in power shots that DDP likes to use.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Would be hilarious if the South African learned the hard way and got finished by pillowfist Strickland.

 

[Harlekin]

I think DDP has Sean's number, and he certainly won't have declined in between fights. I think he makes it look easier this time around

Start by googling what that means, then watch the fight again

 

[Morris88]

Start by googling what that means, then watch the fight again

No.... And no. Have a lovely evening x