Media Sean Strickland thinks Izzy is "not that good".

[HNIC215]

Thoughts?

Is Strickland lying or are certain UFC champs overrated?

 

[ArtardFiesta]

sean strickland is the 2024 version of jorge masvidal

 

[World eater]

A guy who was a 2 time champ with 5 title defenses at the same time as you is not that good? Well ok then!

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Ouch, Kelvin catching strays

 

[MisfitsBR]

I like Strickland but at least Izzy finished Costa...

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

Fighters can improve.

 

[tritestill]

When did this interview take.llace? Sean was going on about how tough Izzy was going to be before, he walked through him and ok, we get it. Fighters have these type of opinions about one another, based on their actual experiences and sometimes they are being disingenuous during praise or criticism.

If I beat someone for a belt, belittling their skill level doesn't do a whole lot for your win and it's credibility, but this may be his true feelings.

 

[kingmob6]

He is 100% right. Izzy is good for MW division, which is in bad state and been for a while. He is also one dimensional, and no fighter really pressed him on his glaring weakness. Also, as good of a kickboxer he is, he is often takes a defensively minded approach against fighters that are clearly outmatched both physically and skillfully. I was never really impressed with Izzy with the amount of praise he was getting as a top echelon fighter. I will not however, say "he was never my friend/good", just that he was overvalued a bit, but obviously a very accomplished champion.

 

[Bradillac]

Neither is Sean. Two overrated fighters one dimensional fighters who DDP schooled.

 

[djason1988]

Izzy is good, but he definitely has glaring holes in his grappling and his defense, that for various reasons, weren't being exploited until recently. The biggest thing, for me, is his "defense" of backing out with his hands down and his chin high. How he survived kickboxing like that, I have no idea.

 

[sonofjay817]

A guy who was a 2 time champ with 5 title defenses at the same time as you is not that good? Well ok then!

Sean doesn't mean that he isn't that good. He means that he isn't THAT good. There's a difference.

 

[Sakuraba'sEar]

Nobody has ever been good

 

[WhiteMousse]

Well nobody has beaten Israel that decisively. Alex numerous KO's over him are more flashy but Sean wrecked Israel's shit for 25 minutes

 

[Street Bishop]

When Izzy was fighting Kelvin, Sean was 10 months removed from getting his shit caved in by unranked Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos. MMA math isn't hard.

 

[jx820]

Izzy's not the same guy today he was 2 or 3 years ago. He's got a "speed kills" kind of style and after years of hard fights that will catch up to you when you lose half a step. Mid-30s is a ripe old age for a high risk counterstriker.

 

[SuperNerd]

Nobody has ever been good

Fedor.

GSP and Anderson had a good couple days.

 

[Simple Southerner]

You ain't supposed to put bad words in thread titles ban this man

As far as Strickland goes he needs to STFU he's the one that isn't that good his fighting style puts me to sleep plus he's a shit person

 

[Pain4Pain]

Izzy's not the same guy today he was 2 or 3 years ago. He's got a "speed kills" kind of style and after years of hard fights that will catch up to you when you lose half a step. Mid-30s is a ripe old age for a high risk counterstriker.

Agreed. Losing only previously to a much larger Jan and Alex before winning his belt back.

Meanwhile when Sean lost to fighters who were never contenders at WW.

Plus his style is painful to watch.

 

[justmark]

I like Strickland but at least Izzy finished Costa...

at least Strickland dog walked Izzy

 

[Fact Checker]

Sean took Izzy to school when they fought, he’s earned the right make his statement.


Fight wasn’t even close.