Sean fought that perfect

[Arm Barbarian]

Let homie go all out in the first and kept more defensive, then turned it up when the guy was spent.

Dude was winging huge shots in the first and missing quite a few due to Sean's defense.

Then Strickland started pot shotting him in the second and ripping combos. Never took his foot off the gas with pressure.

Folded him like a cheap tent.

 

[struckus]

it's unreal any professional fighter is gassed after one round lol..

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Let homie go all out in the first and kept more defensive, then turned it up when the guy was spent.

Dude was winging huge shots in the first and missing quite a few due to Sean's defense.

Then Strickland started pot shotting him in the second and ripping combos. Never took his foot off the gas with pressure.

Folded him like a cheap tent.

and all while seein double

 

[TRUS8888]

Took those "Peter pan kicks" well and stayed cool calm and collected

 

[frederick]

I considered the first round a win for Strickland. Not on points, but the energy expenditure differential was way in his favor.

 

[SakurabasEar]

He's very solid, belongs at this level. But not exactly elite

 

[Arm Barbarian]

I considered the first round a win for Strickland. Not on points, but the energy expenditure differential was way in his favor.

Yeah, you could actually see his opponent losing steam on those shots with each minute that went by. He was sucking wind as the bell sounded, and Sean was barely breathing heavy at all.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

He's very solid, belongs at this level. But not exactly elite

Yep, he's at the edge of top ten. Likely never gets the strap or beats the top guys, but a fun scrapper that comes to bang.

 

[Liverkick-king56]

His defence is so funky looking but watching sombody like Abus with a clear speed advantage miss big because of unorthodox deflections is unique.
Sean doesn't get the love he deserves for his defence but I think British Strickland was commentating that Strickland has the highest striking defence and it's clearly not a fluke.

 

[Kratos94]

Imagine being finished by Strickland, definitely a big achievement for whoever he is facing

 

[AmonTobin]

I’m not seeing anything Strickland is offering that makes him formidable at top 5. He got outdone in R1 and he’s lucky the other guy gassed so horribly by R2. The top dogs will land all over him or take him down, or both. He leaves many openings as well.

 

[CatchnShoot]

I’m not seeing anything Strickland is offering that makes him formidable at top 5. He got outdone in R1 and he’s lucky the other guy gassed so horribly by R2. The top dogs will land all over him or take him down, or both. He leaves many openings as well.

I don't think he looked really gassed until he was hurt.
I don't think the cardio was the problem as much as the guy was disoriented.

 

[flektarn]

I’m not seeing anything Strickland is offering that makes him formidable at top 5. He got outdone in R1 and he’s lucky the other guy gassed so horribly by R2. The top dogs will land all over him or take him down, or both. He leaves many openings as well.

All the wrestlers at MW are trash. No one is holding him down if even Usman couldn't when they fought at WW.

 

[MawrSeneca]

it's unreal any professional fighter is gassed after one round lol..

Guys like Strickland can perform at MW when the competition is this ass. Adesanya and Whittaker are not losing to these guys any time soon

 

[DiddlyDoodly]

I don't think he looked really gassed until he was hurt.
I don't think the cardio was the problem as much as the guy was disoriented.

I am still not sure exactly what was wrong with him.

He looked like he was in pain, but also looked gassed.

I would love to know what Chris Curtis seen at the end of round 1.

 

[FriskyRandy]

I’m not seeing anything Strickland is offering that makes him formidable at top 5. He got outdone in R1 and he’s lucky the other guy gassed so horribly by R2. The top dogs will land all over him or take him down, or both. He leaves many openings as well.

He's lucky an opponent gassed eh?

Tell me you've never competed without telling me you've never competed.

 

[FriskyRandy]

Guys like Strickland can perform at MW when the competition is this ass. Adesanya and Whittaker are not losing to these guys any time soon

You've also been posting that Abus was going to obviously beat Strickland, I'm not sure your opinion means much on the matter.

 

[CatchnShoot]

You've also been posting that Abus was going to obviously beat Strickland, I'm not sure your opinion means much on the matter.

People are fickle, with no memory.
Strickland has been improving leaps and bounds, and was looking like a monster up until Poatan took his win streak away.
Now that he's shown that his chin is intact, he's live against anybody else in the division.

 

[Icanseeu]

I mean dude just got tired after like 2 min.

 

[DestinedAussie]

it's unreal any professional fighter is gassed after one round lol..

He made Conor look like long distance runner.