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Black_Samson
OG
49 46 is crazy
mike030270
Memes
Izzy with the sportsmanship and being humble
Playmaker88
G Money is Cash
Izzy. Gracious in defeat couldnt adjust
Lou Cypher
The Tokin' White Guy
WOW I did not expect Strickland to get a win so decisively. Izzy couldn't do a damn thing!
Black_Samson
OG
Strickland defense was on point
Like he been slap boxing since the womb
Like he been slap boxing since the womb
Izzy will bounce back. Couldn't adjust in time.
Congrats to Coach Eric. Did amazing work with Ngannou. Now Sean.
Congrats to Coach Eric. Did amazing work with Ngannou. Now Sean.
Can't lie...I'm still shocked that Izzy didn't have no answer for Sean, SMH.
The Lonious Monk
Celestial Souljah
I'm not.
I'm not. If you think about it, we've never really seen Izzy adjust. He always sticks to largely the same gameplan. He's usually just able to slip something in there that turns the fight. That didn't happen for him this time. I honestly think he's on the decline. He had a good run, but everything comes to an end eventually.
Lou Cypher
The Tokin' White Guy
I dunno. I'm not so surprised Strickland won. I felt he was capable of winning, especially if he was to take izzy to the ground. What im surprised at is how easily he made it seem.
He made it seem so easy that I started to question if something was wrong with Izzy. Pretty much all Sean did was push forward and keep izzy backing up. He does that for every opponent but either something was wrong with izzy or that was his kryptonite.
I spent the rest of the night thinking there's no way that could have been the only fight izzy had someone constantly pushing toward him, but I can't think of any where it was CONSTANT like that. There have been plenty that would give pressure, but they always have moments where they stand still and trade off with izzy or they're both side stepping in the center. In either situation, izzy eventually finds his distance and starts faking them out trying to get an opening and strikes. I think with Strickland constantly moving forward keeping izzy on his heels he couldn't ever find that distance.
Despite as goofy as he looks, Strickland has a pretty solid defense too. It'll be interesting to see if any info comes out of adesanya and if anything was going on. Also have to keep in mind that he got ROCKED in that first round when he was still "feeling it out" and he took a bunch of hits to the head right after. Dude probably wasn't even 70% good after that. Glad the ref didn't call off the fight, but surprised it didn't happen. Lots of fights have gotten called way earlier than that.
He made it seem so easy that I started to question if something was wrong with Izzy. Pretty much all Sean did was push forward and keep izzy backing up. He does that for every opponent but either something was wrong with izzy or that was his kryptonite.
I spent the rest of the night thinking there's no way that could have been the only fight izzy had someone constantly pushing toward him, but I can't think of any where it was CONSTANT like that. There have been plenty that would give pressure, but they always have moments where they stand still and trade off with izzy or they're both side stepping in the center. In either situation, izzy eventually finds his distance and starts faking them out trying to get an opening and strikes. I think with Strickland constantly moving forward keeping izzy on his heels he couldn't ever find that distance.
Despite as goofy as he looks, Strickland has a pretty solid defense too. It'll be interesting to see if any info comes out of adesanya and if anything was going on. Also have to keep in mind that he got ROCKED in that first round when he was still "feeling it out" and he took a bunch of hits to the head right after. Dude probably wasn't even 70% good after that. Glad the ref didn't call off the fight, but surprised it didn't happen. Lots of fights have gotten called way earlier than that.
That's the same exact reason i'm shocked. Not having another gear when you're on that level is concerning. Especially when you've been a dominant champion like him.
Him keeping his cardio under control turned him into a monster. I'm actually not mad at the Dominick Reyes potential fight
Carlos is powerful and so fast for a 205er, he could go pretty far if his takedown defense is like Izzy's
orgen
No one special
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