Sean Strickland was absolutely ROBBED...

[Blayt7hh]

You guys are really abusing the term robbery lately

 

[Eternalwarriorking]

Too close to be a robbery imo. I had Strickland for the decision but I think he could've easily added some low-kicks, grappling etc to seal the deal. Not mad Jared won at all, and hopefully Sean learns something from this

 

[STRAWBOSS]

100% Sean won that fight, Jared literally didn't hit the man till the finally two rds.

now imma gonna vote for you even HARDER

 

[STRAWBOSS]

i had Cannonier based on damage to Strickland’s delicate sleepy face.

close fight yes.

Strickland needs to turn it up a notch.

 

[Captain Herb]

Is he a safe fighter? Sure. Does he lack power output? Sure. Does he bore a lot of people? Sure.

Shouldn't equate to losing a fight you win.

Jared was punching arms and air all fight. Sean lit him up with that jab, was beautifully evasive, and had Jared visibly frustrated, actually asking Sean to stop moving.

Sean landed more. Landed cleaner. Controlled the pace. Frustrated Jared. I mean come the hell on.

Sean won the damn fight.

Sounds boring

 

[Soggust]

Jared punching arms air all night might have done more damage than Strickland landing clean and flush, so based on damage and me falling asleep midfight - I'll give it to Jared.

 

[helooo]

Is he a safe fighter? Sure. Does he lack power output? Sure. Does he bore a lot of people? Sure.

Shouldn't equate to losing a fight you win.

Jared was punching arms and air all fight. Sean lit him up with that jab, was beautifully evasive, and had Jared visibly frustrated, actually asking Sean to stop moving.

Sean landed more. Landed cleaner. Controlled the pace. Frustrated Jared. I mean come the hell on.

Sean won the damn fight.

its ok, both are below average so its not a big deal.

 

[oscerthegrouch]

voted ^^^^

 

[DestinedAussie]

Is he a safe fighter? Sure. Does he lack power output? Sure. Does he bore a lot of people? Sure.

Shouldn't equate to losing a fight you win.

Jared was punching arms and air all fight. Sean lit him up with that jab, was beautifully evasive, and had Jared visibly frustrated, actually asking Sean to stop moving.

Sean landed more. Landed cleaner. Controlled the pace. Frustrated Jared. I mean come the hell on.

Sean won the damn fight.

I thought Jared landed plenty of hard shots. Jared was frustrated because he wanted to engage more but strickland wasn't interested and spent most of the fight running. The always running strategy when you are clearly doing more is a pretty bad visual for the judges.

No way he got robbed. It was a total coin flip going to the cards. Whoever lost was going to be unhappy.

 

[benebox]

I thought Strickland clearly won, Cannonier pressing the action and hitting air all day shouldn't result in a win. Sure Strickalnd didn't do much either but he was landing a lot more in comparison.

 

[welcometohavoc]

You guys are really abusing the term robbery lately

A fight can be close and still have a bullshit decision

 

[ilfirin]

Nah. I had Cannonier winning, but not by a lot. It wouldn't have been the worst robbery in history if Strickland would've gotten the split decision either to be honest, but I agree with the decision.

 

[Kwic]

Lacks option "Viewers robbed"

 

[Thundarr]

If you are going to backpedal and counterstrike you need to more effective than Strickland was to win rounds.

 

[Viva]

My only issue is that it was a lousy main event.

Both guys kinda deserve an L for that shit.

 

[KoreanZawmbie]

I thought Strickland clearly won, Cannonier pressing the action and hitting air all day shouldn't result in a win. Sure Strickalnd didn't do much either but he was landing a lot more in comparison.

Yea them air punches definitely did a toll on his nose.

 

[Kratos94]

It is Sean Strickland, I don't really care

Nor should you

 

[reviv4l]

Sport with so many variables and yet there are always some cretins ready to say something is AbSoLuTe. Stfu.

 

[Pilo]

As someone who sat through this 25-minute snoozefest, I was robbed of my time.

But on a more serious note, Strickland has nobody to blame but himself. The guy has 30 pro fights, and definitely knows the risks that come with leaving your fate in the hands of the judges. On top of that, the guy uses a strategy that consists of literally three things:

-Walk backwards;
-Jab;
-Coast to a decision.

Walking backwards is unlikely to get points for octagon control. It's fine when you're under fire, or when your strategy is to counter strike and land that one, lethal and pinpoint accurate shot that'll end the fight. But when all you throw are shots that are absolutely not fight ending, like Strickland's jabs, well it's not exactly (at least on paper) something that looks like you're trying to finish a fight, or even win it convincingly. And coasting to the decision, well, comes with risk. Especially when all you do is a combination of these first two things.

Again, these judges are sitting cageside. The stats don't pop up on their screens in the middle of rounds. They saw Cannonier's vicious leg kicks and heard the thuds. They saw Strickland's head snap back the few times Cannonier landed, they looked at Cannonier swinging (and mostly missing) and moving forward almost the whole fight. I knew it would be close, but I had Cannonier winning the fight when the final bell rang.

He wasn't robbed. He fought like a guy who wanted to go to a decision. He got exactly that, and lost. He paid the price for using an underwhelming, oversimplistic strategy.

 

[RageQuitLord]

I dont get the appeal for sean. He is cringey as hell out of the ring, and in the ring its like a sparring session. I think he is one of the most over-rated fighters in the UFC.

I also dislike his fighting style