Would the Izzy that schooled Costa beat Strickland?

[Mentallooser]

No.

 

[orca]

watching strik vs poatan
i believe he looked good
just got caught sometimes it happens
he just moves forward pressures you
he just blocks your strikes
that version of strik wont lose to any version of adesanya 5 out 5 times

 

[Mammothman]

Costa have shit boxing and can check kicks to save his life, also he was scared shitless of Adeanya and he smelled it.

He might be "powerful" but he doesn't have the skills of Strickland

 

[Royce's Gi]

Paulo Costco was Hungover from drinking too much red wine (which is a bane for many).

Should have just drank one glass white wine instead.


I believe Strickland defeats every overconfident version of Izzy

Sean didn't give a fuck and was in his face constantly which can turn many a fighter worried and unsure of gameplan, especially against someone who blocks and checks whatever you do

Then you start becoming frustrated and mistakes happen

Stricky goes in there with the feeling of "Nothing to lose" and "Let's Fucking Go!"

No hesitation

 

[mkt]

The Izzy fans have erased this fight from their memory. It was an amazing fight. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. It’s just not a good look when you are trying to have this lofty praise such as goat striker in UFC. Really Izzy has only beaten 6 or so guys that are currently in the UFC. It’s not this super reign people try to act like. He is very good just not best ever.

People like to proclaim new divisional GOATs too early. They did the same for Woodley then Usman at WW...even though they didn't come close to GSP's achievements. Then it was Israel at MW.

 

[mkt]

Costa have shit boxing and can check kicks to save his life, also he was scared shitless of Adeanya and he smelled it.

He might be "powerful" but he doesn't have the skills of Strickland

And as others have said, it's a "styles make fights" thing. Costa matched up well against Romero (who doesn't do much leg kicking, isn't a pressure striker like Strickland nor a highly technical counterstriker like Israel, though he was still very dangerous). He had a more exciting win over Yoel than Izzy did, so people assumed he'd be a big challenge for Izzy. If Costa came in with a different gameplan vs. Izzy and was able to use his wrestling (maybe TDs after leg kicks?), maybe he could match up well with Izzy. I said "maybe" as I'm not sure. But Costa clearly didn't have a good gameplan and played right into Izzy's strengths.

 

[ineverpost]

dude Based Sean is unbeatable. Dude is so based I think the earth gravitates towards him.

 

[r-harper-1]

I thought the first Whittaker fight was Izzy’s best ….

 

[r-harper-1]

Costa got beat up by Vettori...

Out pointed

 

[JKS]

Lots of debate about whether Sean's performance was more about him or Izzy's decline/gameplan.

I think we can all agree that the best Izzy we've seen was against Costa at UFC 253. He was truly "in the matrix" that night - his Anderson vs Forrest moment.

Would matrix Izzy beat philly shell Strickland?

My opinion is no, as I believe current Sean beats any version of Izzy

Depends if the Costa that fought Izzy was the same Costa that fought Romero??

But then you gotta ask if that Romero who fought Costa and lost was the same Romero who was on a 8 fight win streak.

 

[blaseblase]

I think it's just a bad matchup, Strickland's defense was on point. Izzy was throwing and missing.

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

Different styles and motivation.

I could see Izzy beating Strickland but it would probably be 4/10 or 3/10 times. Strickland would have to make a mistake in his defense or fight stupid. Guys with Izzy's style need don't deal well with pressure. Combine that with Strickland's crazy defense and it's hard for him to beat.

 

[kenetics]

Strickland would beat the shit out of Costa, different level. Costa isn't that good and he was obviously not at his best against Izzy, with a shit or even a lack of any game plan. Izzy that beat Costa isn't that different from the Izzy against Sean.

Crazy how people think like this lol

 

[kenetics]

Have to agree. Uriah Hall was giving Costa a lot of trouble with his jab, Strickland would just dog walk him with jabs.

Or get ko lol.

 

[spinup]

Or get ko lol.

Costa doesn't bring that big of a KO threat, and Strickland is really hard to hurt on the feet.

 

[kenetics]

Costa doesn't bring that big of a KO threat, and Strickland is really hard to hurt on the feet.

Costa is physically fast and stronger than Strickland. Strickland is probably the most average champion recently besides jamil hill maybe. Strickland best attribute is his cardio and pressure. He has no ko power, he's slow, stand up is average .

 

[Xanzito]

Different styles and motivation.

I could see Izzy beating Strickland but it would probably be 4/10 or 3/10 times. Strickland would have to make a mistake in his defense or fight stupid. Guys with Izzy's style need don't deal well with pressure. Combine that with Strickland's crazy defense and it's hard for him to beat.

If youre banking on Strickland fighting stupid, you better up that to 6-10 at least.

 

[TheTickG]

Lots of debate about whether Sean's performance was more about him or Izzy's decline/gameplan.

I think we can all agree that the best Izzy we've seen was against Costa at UFC 253. He was truly "in the matrix" that night - his Anderson vs Forrest moment.

Would matrix Izzy beat philly shell Strickland?

My opinion is no, as I believe current Sean beats any version of Izzy

"Matrix Izzy" already lost to Strickland.