Why Strickland should not be forced into the title picture - He is to limited as a fighter

[checktheknuckles]

simple point that wasnt even a good point

 

[wrb]

Strickland is a staggeringly boring fighter to watch who's also an embarrassment every time he talks. He should get a title shot if he's the very clear number one contender or if he's a legitimate contender and no one else is available to take the fight, but otherwise, the UFC being an entertainment business, he shouldn't.

Actually he is really interesting to watch because he does not get hit, people are seriously underestimating his skills because they don't like him. I could care less what people people think of him but IMO if you are betting real money on his fights you might want to rewatch them without bias. I watched the DDP fight like 4 times once in slowmo and DDP did not win the second round under any criteria if you re-watch it which the judges don't have the luxury of doing.(so I guess you can say it was a mistake but the split in the Costa fight after is a really bad look for judges) Also, its unknown how many times he has "fought" since DDP as I think he really does hard sparing everyday and he trains with Alex plus fights kick boxers.

TLDr: Shit fight persona but interesting skilled standup customized to compensate for his leg injury and not boring at all. I agree he needs to change it up because the judges obviouly don't see how hard he is to hit when its live( fucking even on slowmo replay its somewhat hard to see that most punches don't connect. )

 

[CasualBot]

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Too many run-on sentences. Opinion not worth hearing

TLDR:
Even the short version is a run-on sentence.

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

Short version: Strickland is a limited fighter and would be stylistically trash against some of the high profiles in the MW division currently. He should basically fuk off so we can have competitive fights

So you don't like Strickland and are worried he's going to beat a lot of the top talent if he becomes champion

 

[FriskyRandy]

God dam this was written terribly.

 

[Mind Mine]

I’m the opposite of a grammar critic. Personally I think you typed far too long to say I don’t like Strickland’s style so I don’t want to see him fight for the belt. On that I say as long as it isn’t lay and pray I don’t care about a disagreeable style. I guess this is your feeler to see if anyone’s with you. He doesn’t have the best style watch but nah not with you. If that helps

 

[whocares]

I am no fan of Strickland's sissy fighting style but you just kinda detailed everything that is wrong with the UFC agenda. Everyone should be fighting everyone, all the time. All this bullshit about being so overly concerned with setting up narratives and cherry picked matchups is cancer for the sport. Fuck the narratives and the gimmicks. They all suck and it's not why any fan got into this sport. I couldn't give a fuck who holds these meaningless belts, just fight and keep fighting. Eventually that sorts out the need to create storylines and having to hype this guy or that guy. They can all make their own legacies in the cage. Where are the days when the best fight the best to prove who's actually the best? Because those were the days when a belt actually meant something.

 

[flektarn]

The one time khamzat could get the next TS, his Twitter is suspiciously quiet. Something tells me he can't make the date or the location. All this talk about Strickland not deserving it is kind of meaningless with how quiet chimaev is being.

 

[octagonation]

I am no fan of Strickland's sissy fighting style but you just kinda detailed everything that is wrong with the UFC agenda. Everyone should be fighting everyone, all the time. All this bullshit about being so overly concerned with setting up narratives and cherry picked matchups is cancer for the sport. Fuck the narratives and the gimmicks. They all suck and it's not why any fan got into this sport. I couldn't give a fuck who holds these meaningless belts, just fight and keep fighting. Eventually that sorts out the need to create storylines and having to hype this guy or that guy. They can all make their own legacies in the cage. Where are the days when the best fight the best to prove who's actually the best? Because those were the days

Exactly we deserve to have competitive fights and that is what basically sells and honestly it was disturbing seeing weak champs come to the title via backdoors and trying to halt everything. The best should fight the best period

The one time khamzat could get the next TS, his Twitter is suspiciously quiet. Something tells me he can't make the date or the location. All this talk about Strickland not deserving it is kind of meaningless with how quiet chimaev is being.

What is there exactly to say? Absolutely nothing. Dricus have called him out he is now waiting for the UFC. Dana said his next in his last interview hence let us see how it plays out but ideally we deserve better then Jab Jab, lift the knees mr.sean on repeat that shxt is boring we need to be saved from that

 

[wrb]

I am no fan of Strickland's sissy fighting style but you just kinda detailed everything that is wrong with the UFC agenda. Everyone should be fighting everyone, all the time. All this bullshit about being so overly concerned with setting up narratives and cherry picked matchups is cancer for the sport. Fuck the narratives and the gimmicks. They all suck and it's not why any fan got into this sport. I couldn't give a fuck who holds these meaningless belts, just fight and keep fighting. Eventually that sorts out the need to create storylines and having to hype this guy or that guy. They can all make their own legacies in the cage. Where are the days when the best fight the best to prove who's actually the best? Because those were the days when a belt actually meant something.

Completely agree BUT the one thing these guys can do (maybe), that really fucks up the sport is jump weight classes. Its a big deal and the minute Islam does not fight Arman, DDP never rematches Sean, Ilia never fights Volk again because they move up before fighting, I will probably stop watching and fade away into the ether. .. I am sure the UFC knows this but jesus I think they walk a very thin line allowing these guys to even talk about vacating after split decisions they actually lost or calling out Connor/Jones/Islam/Tom/Alex before even defending the belt regardles if they are actually better than everyone else in their devision.

"just fight and keep fighting " + "in your own fucking weight class" is the only update I would make to your statement

 

[cold_spring_harbor]

Limited fighter? Come on bro, Strickland is a bad ass and will hold that title again before it's all said and done.

 

[drphil]

Whenever A limited champion becomes the champ he tries to duck fights and look for favorable match-ups despite the line which doesn´t make sense. Example The MW was purely Striking heavy division during Izzy period but not anymore hence fighters like Strickland become outdated. Example Remember when Bisping hail mary´ed himself into one of the luckiest KO´s to gain the belt and he ducked everyone especially Yoel Romero and everyone knew he was just holding onto the title but he had nothing for Yoel.. He asked for a retired Dan Handerson which he got and then a retired GSP said wait a minute that is a gimme fight for me hence I will fight him and choked him out to only vacate the belt. Which means Bisping was always gonna lose it quick he was not even suppose to fight the champ or be there to begin with.

O´malley comes to mind another great striker but limited fighter who was running from merab and fought Chito because of that but eventually had to face his certain defeat in Merab and everybody knew he was gonna lose it was just stylsitically a bad a match-up and mismatch.

forcing strickland into the title picture would just be the same cause what if he hail maries DDP and now what? He sure as hell doesn´t have earthly chance against Chimaev and at that point why not just hand over the title to Chimaev without even a fight. It would be like Khamzat vs Diaz where Chimaev had won the fight before it even began.

But the best thing to do is let DDP who is currently in great form take on Chimaev and that is a 50-50 fight instead of killing of Dricus and handing the title over to Chimaev without resistance in a gimme fight and Chimaev himself would prefer to take the title from someone who can fight and capable of beating him and give him chellenge but Strickland is Nate Diaz esque chellenge for Chimaev. Jab, Jab, Jab and lift the knees for block rinse and repeat that is all he does.

Give Strickland to Adesanya that would be a fight both guys would want as Adesanya wants to get that one back..

Strickland is too limited of a fighter to be in the title picture or should not be unless he gets another good win.

Strickland doesn´t offer much to Whittaker, Ciao or Chimaev hence he should seek adventure elsewhere perhaps the WW division since he is too small for the middleweight division. He use to be a welterweight that is where he belongs

Well why don't you fight him ts since he's so limited?
Absolute keyboard warrior opinion.
If he's so terrible why was his fight with dricus so close then?

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Aspergers overload today on Sherdog.

The guy should be forced to wear pink gloves. Literally fights like a girl. lol

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Short version: Strickland is a limited fighter and would be stylistically trash against some of the high profiles in the MW division currently. He should basically fuk off so we can have competitive fights

I saw identical posts before he dog walked Izzy.

 

[filthybliss]

I saw identical posts before he dog walked Izzy.

And he recently lost by SD to the current champ that submitted Izzy...

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

And he recently lost by SD to the current champ that submitted Izzy...

I'm a DDP fan and while watching it live, I thought Sean won.
He may have a limited arsenal, but his defensive striking alone is enough to cause problems for every fighter in the division.

 

[Buckland]

I saw identical posts before he dog walked Izzy.

I see what you did there.

 

[nonoob]

Strickland is very active and not too picky. He's actually one of the few top MW fighters who accept fights on short notice and often in high-risk/low-reward situations like when he fought Pereira, Magomed and Imavov.

Not too picky?​

Rob was legit, IMHO Sean was wise to see who else was going to step up.

Stricklan’s first fight with Suplex Duplex was very close, and he already beat has a win since then, and Izzy didn’t yet.

Sean is the only logical choice for next title shot.

Not sure how, fan or not, Sean isn't seen as next in line for a title shot.

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[mkt]

He beat Izzy for the belt and went to a very close, debatable decision with current champ DDP.

The fact the TS thinks Sean is "limited" in a super long post that's more boring than any Strickland fight is, well...limited?

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

He beat Dricus and was robbed imo. Alsonhad a much easierntime with Izzy than Dricus did.