Strickland Explains His 'Cautious' Performance

BigDanStudd said:
I can't believe this is the same guy who was in those sparring videos screaming at guys to brawl with him, telling him he wanted it bad. Throwing leather with Dominick Reyes.

He got spooked into point fighting by... Jack Hermansson? Jack is a good fighter, but nothing special and is only ranked as high as he is because the 185lb division is super shallow.

If he was that scared by Jack Hermansson, what would he have done if it was a Paulo Costa in front of him? Or a Brunson or Cannonier? Those guys can really punch.

Such a strange performance from this guy who was being sold to us as a wild man, a loose cannon. wtf Sean...
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It wasn't Hermansson, it was the fancy fuckers in suits who got him scared.
 
Suits be damned. If a guy is that gunshy about Hermanson I'm not paying to watch him fight Izzy.
 
I can’t blame any fighter for fighting as cautiously as that to win any fight.

But when you talk about literally wanting to kill your opponent. That’s where I have a real problem. The guy talks more shit than anybody currently but fights like a point fighter. That’s where he loses me.

Give me a Michel Pereira anyday. The guy has toned down the crazy acrobatics. But he is still one of the most entertaining fighters in the org. At the same time I haven’t seen an ounce of shit talk from him. He’s winning but still entertaining.

I’d rather watch one Pereira than 10 Strickland’s.
 
So he acts like the new maniac tough guy in town , but the fancy man in the suit said something to him and that scared him so he fought cautiously
 
ShtickandMove said:
But doesn't he always fight like this? All his fights look just like this one.
This guy sells wolf tickets nonstop. A grade a bs merchant.
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Yes. There's a reason few people can remember any of his fights, I sure don't even after I looked them up on wikipedia.
 
Goodfella86 said:
Lytle really did keep his word. He had 14 fights after that Serra fight. The average fighter would get 2 bonuses in 14 UFC fights; Lytle got 10.
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Incredible it's been over 10 years since he retired.
 
He admitted he fought like a pussy. I think he was more concerned about the takedowns
 
If you gonna" talk big then you gotta" back It up man.

The dude thinks his charisma is off the charts
 
I mean its not like hes much of a finisher regardless. I think he only has like 2-3 finishes in UFC
 
TempleoftheDog said:
I can’t blame any fighter for fighting as cautiously as that to win any fight.

But when you talk about literally wanting to kill your opponent. That’s where I have a real problem. The guy talks more shit than anybody currently but fights like a point fighter. That’s where he loses me.

Give me a Michel Pereira anyday. The guy has toned down the crazy acrobatics. But he is still one of the most entertaining fighters in the org. At the same time I haven’t seen an ounce of shit talk from him. He’s winning but still entertaining.

I’d rather watch one Pereira than 10 Strickland’s.
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Lets see how entertaining pereira is fighting top 10 talents. were you entertained by him getting dry humped by an unranked canadian debutante? now imagine him vs an elite fighter, hahahahahahhaa
 
wwkirk said:
Is his excuse/explanation acceptable to you, Sherbros?
https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/S...ted-Performance-at-UFC-Fight-Night-200-184576

“I’ve got a lot of fancy f—ers wearing suits, and they come up and talk to me about title fights and things of that nature,” Strickland said. “You hear that all the time and you start thinking, ‘Do I really want to risk getting knocked out when I can go for a title fight?’ So I let the fancy folks in the suits throw me off a little bit. But it won’t happen again.”

He says he won't let it happen again, but he still has to face the danger of maybe getting KO'd and losing out on a title shot. Fancy fuckers wearing suits not withstanding.
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Is english your 5th language? hes obviously referencing the suits throwing him off, not fighting cautiously as the thing that wont happen again.
 
Fedsmoker said:
Lets see how entertaining pereira is fighting top 10 talents. were you entertained by him getting dry humped by an unranked canadian debutante? now imagine him vs an elite fighter, hahahahahahhaa
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So you apparently missed the part where he was an insane acrobat? Did you see the fight? If you can’t see how he has reigned that in because it killed his gas tank. And how he has done almost on a complete 180 on a controllable part of his game. And the obvious dividends it is paying.. Then I question your intelligence or ability to walk and chew gum at the same time.
 
TempleoftheDog said:
So you apparently missed the part where he was an insane acrobat? Did you see the fight? If you can’t see how he has reigned that in because it killed his gas tank. And how he has done almost on a complete 180 on a controllable part of his game. And the obvious dividends it is paying.. Then I question your intelligence or ability to walk and chew gum at the same time.
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You know who yer messin up on? Conald Peterson, retired CI double agent for the nebraska state P. I put dirty cops in prison, I can put you there too.

Anywho, Pereira fights like a spun out geek going through meth withdrawal, he needs to stay off the tweak if hes gonna have a long career. Cheats in all his fights like a savage too.
 
Talks crap and doesn’t deliver then wants to save face. It seems few take responsibility for their inaction while blaming nameless suits. Seems mediocre both in terms of ability as well as entertainment
 
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